Colima, Mexico Genealogy

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Mexico

State of Colima

Mapa Colima

Guide to State of Colima ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

Colima is located in western Mexico on the Pacific coast, sharing borders with Jalisco and Michoacán. The first established Spanish settlement in the Colima Valley was called Caxitlán in 1523, making it the third oldest functioning city government in Mexico. Colima was admitted as a state in December 9, 1856 and it's capital Colima.

Municipalities

• Armería
• Colima
• Comala
• Coquimatlán
• Cuauhtémoc
• Ixtlahuacán
• Manzanillo
• Minatitlán
• Tecomán
• Villa de Álvarez

Resources

Cemeteries

Tombstone Transcriptions Online

• Memorial Search at Find a Grave; Also at: FamilySearch, Ancestry ($)
• Search Records at BillionGraves; Also at: FamilySearch, Findmypast ($)

List of Cemeteries in the State

• Find a Grave Index of Cemeteries for Colima
• Cemeteries on the map at BillionGraves

Jewish Cemeteries

• JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry at Ancestry - grave search
• JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry

Church Records

• See Mexico Church Records for more resources.
• 1556-1989 Mexico, Select Marriages Index, 1556-1989 at Ancestry - index; coverage may vary ($)
• 1560-1950 Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; coverage may vary
• 1560-1950 Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950 at Ancestry - index; coverage may vary ($)
• 1570-1950 Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; coverage may vary
• 1600-1899 Extractions Marriage Records for the Diocese of Guadalajara at Guadalajara Dispensas
• 1680-1940 Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; coverage may vary
• 1707-1969 Mexico, Colima and Colima, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1969 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & Images; coverage may vary; Also at: Ancestry.com index & images; coverage may vary ($)

Civil Registration

• See Mexico Civil Registration for more resources.
• 1860-1987 Colima, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1860-1997 at Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary ($)
• 1860-1997 Mexico, Colima, Civil Registration, 1860-1997 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; coverage may vary
• 1861-1930 Colima, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1861-1931 at Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary ($)
• 1863-1952 Colima, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1863-1952 at Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary; coverage may vary ($)

Indigenous Peoples

Languages
The majority of the population of Colima is non-indigenous; only .07% of the population speaks an indigenous language. The small ethnic populations include Nahua and Otomí communities.

Local Histories

• History.com’s brief history of Colima
• explorandomexico.com’s brief history of Colima

Maps

• Colima in 1858
• Colima in 1886
• Colima in 1899
• Colima in 1999

Repositories

Archives

There are 16 historical archives in nine municipalities in the State of Colima. Here is the website: State of Colima Historical Archives.

Libraries

There are six libraries in three municipalities in the State of Colima. Here is the website: State of Colima Libraries.

There are 57 DGB libraries in 10 municipalities in the State of Colima. Here is the website: State of Colima DGB Libraries.