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Guide to State of Durango ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
History
Durango is in the northwest part of the country and bordered by Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas, Nayarit and Sinaloa. Indigenous peoples were first in the area such as Huichols, Coras, Tepehuanos and Tarahumaras. The Spaniards came in 1532. Natural resources come from mining including gold, silver, iron, mercury and deposits of marble. Durango was admitted as a state in May 22, 1824.[1]
Regions
| Template:Map of Durango, Mexico |
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 Durango
- Cemeteries on the map at BillionGraves
Jewish Cemeteries
- JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry at Ancestry
- JOWBR Cemetery Inventory at JewishGen
Church Records
- 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
- 1604-1985 Mexico, Durango and Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; coverage may vary
- 1680-1940 Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; coverage may vary
- 1680-1940 Mexico, Select Deaths, 1680-1940 at Ancestry - index; coverage may vary ($)
Civil Registration
- See Mexico Civil Registration for more resources.
- 1861-1930 Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1861-1930 at Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary $)
- 1861-1951 Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1861-1951 at Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary($)
- 1861-1987 Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1861-1987 at Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary ($)
- 1861-1995 Mexico, Durango, Civil Registration, 1861-1995 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; coverage may vary
Indigenous Peoples
Languages
At least two percent of Durango's population speak an indigenous language. 80 percent of those belong to the Tepehuan, a group native to Durango.[2] Other smaller groups include the Huichol and the Mexicaneros; both groups speak variations of the native language Nahuatl. Durango is also home to a small percentage of Tarahumara. The Tarahumara make their home base in the isolation of the Sierra Madre in Chihuahuañ but smaller numbers of them inhabit the neighboring Durango as well. Other non-Spanish speakers of Durango are the German-speaking Mennonites who live in small farming communities throughout the state; they number about 20,000.
Local Histories
- History.com's brief history of Durango
- "The History of Indigenous Durango," hosted by the Houston Institute for Culture
- Annals of the Spanish Northwest: North Mexican States, 1531-1800, by Henry Lebbeus Oak and Hubert Howe Bancroft. N.p.:n.p., 1884. Online at: Archive.org
Map
Repositories
Archives
There are 37 historical archives in 31 municipalities in the State of Durango. Here is the website: State of Durango Historical Archives.
Libraries
There are 11 libraries in four municipalities in the State of Durango. Here is the website: State of Durango Libraries.
There are 160 DGB libraries in 39 municipalities in the State of Durango. Here is the website: State of Durango DGB Libraries.
Societies
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Durango," Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango, accessed 30 May 2025.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Durango," Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango#Demographics, accessed 23 July 2025.