Ojocaliente, Sureste, Zacatecas, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Ojocaliente family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * In pre-Hispanic times, the municipality of Ojocaliente was inhabited by Huachichile tribes.
 * In 1620 this Municipality was founded under the name of Villa de Sacramento or Real de Minas de Ojocaliente de Bastillas.
 * In 1857 it stopped belonging to San Luis Potosí and became part of the State of Zacatecas as a political party along with the municipality of San Francisco de los Adame.
 * In 1868, 51 baptism books, 24 marriage books and 15 burial books were transferred from the Parish File to the municipal File.
 * The municipality of Ojocaliente has a population of approximately 44,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1861-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1713-1961 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1825-1920 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal Espíritu Santo
 * Address: Esteban Castorena #0, Colonia Fernando Pamanes Escobedo, Ojocaliente