Bácum, Sur, Sonora, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of B&#225;cum family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * The current territory of the municipality was originally inhabited by tribes of the Yaqui indigenous people.
 * With the arrival of the Spanish to colonize this northern area of New Spain, in 1617 the Jesuit missionaries arrived and founded a mission they named Santa Rosa from Bacum.
 * After the Constitution of 1857 was promulgated, it obtained the category of municipality for the first time, dependent on the District of Guaymas.
 * On December 26, 1930, it was segregated as a municipality and incorporated into the municipality of Cajeme.
 * It managed to be rehabilitated as an independent and definitive municipality on May 13, 1931.
 * The municipality of B&#225;cum has a population of approximately 23,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1906-1994 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1781-1961 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Pante&#243;n Jard&#237;n de la Misi&#243;n
 * Address: Calle Base, La Loma de B&#225;cum


 * Find a Grave