Mexico Genealogy

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.

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.

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
 * the tutorials in FamilySearch.org pertaining to Mexico 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 researching your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Mexico Historical Record Collections
 * Family History Center locator map
 * 1560-1950 -, index, incomplete.
 * 1680-1940 -, index, incomplete.
 * 1570-1950 -, index, incomplete.
 * 1930 -, index, incomplete.

Ancestry.com/mx

 * Civil records of birth of Mexico, 1859-varies
 * Civil marriage records of Mexico, 1859-varies
 * Civil death records of Mexico, 1859-varies
 * Mexico, partial list of baptism records, 1560-1950
 * Mexico, partial list of marriage records, 1556-1989
 * Mexico, partial list of death records, 1680-1940

Research Tutorials

 * 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