Mexico Genealogy

Mexico Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin Online Learning
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Directories Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Compiled Genealogies Land & Property	Military Records Newspapers Nobility Notarial Records Online Records Periodicals Probate Public Records Religious Records Vital Records
Mexico Background
Biography Church History Gazetteers Historical Geography History	Naming Customs Social Life & Customs Spanish Word List Yucatán Languages
Cultural Groups
Indigenous Peoples
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

North America

Mexico

Guide to Mexico ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Country Information

Mexico is a country in North America bordered by the United States, Belize, and Guatemala. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Mexico Research Links to articles on getting started with Mexico research. "How to" Guides Improve your Search Results for Hispanic Ancestors in FamilySearch.org Mexican ancestors - Mexican Americans and locating the place of origin Quick Start Guide Locating Place of Orgin Research Strategies See More Research Strategies

Mexico Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Mexico research. Spanish Genealogical Word List Mexico Language and Languages Spanish Letter Writing Guide Record Finder See More Research Tools

Mexico Map

• For states numbered 1-7, click on their names in the legend. The map area for those states is too small to access accurately. Notice also that Sonora is spelled Sonara and Oaxaca is spelled Oasaca.
  

Jurisdictions

Aguascalientes Baja California Baja California Sur Campeche Chiapas Chihuahua Coahuila Colima

Distrito Federal Durango Guanajuato Guerrero Hidalgo Jalisco State of Mexico Michoacán

Morelos Nayarit Nuevo León Oaxaca Puebla Querétaro Quintana Roo San Luis Potosí

Sinaloa Sonora Tabasco Tamaulipas Tlaxcala Veracruz Yucatán Zacatecas

More Mexico Research Strategies

Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Mexico.

• "How to" Guides
• Family History Research Outline - contains many out-of-date links
• See the tutorials in FamilySearch.org pertaining to Latin American research.
• Spanish Script Tutorial

More Mexico Research Tools

Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Mexico.

• BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1
• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2
• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 3

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Mexico Historical Record Collections
• Family History Center locator map

Research Tutorials

• Search page
• Online Resources for Mexico
• Introduction to Hispanic Research
• Crossing the Frontera
• I Found My Abuela (Grandmother) in Mexico, Now What?
• U.S. Hispanic Immigration
• U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
• Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records
• Relatives Masked in the Indexes of Ancestry
• Hispanic Online Resources

References

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