Kinchil, Poniente, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * The town of Kinchil belonged to the Ah Canul chiefdom in pre-Hispanic times.
 * In 1549 Gaspar Ruiz was appointed encomendero.
 * From 1825 Kinchil joined the Camino Real Bajo Party.
 * In 1837 it became part of the Hunucmá Party, with headquarters in Mérida.
 * It appears in the census as the head of a municipality since 1900.
 * In 1918 Kinchil became the head of the municipality.
 * The municipality of Kinchil has a population of approximately 6,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1804-1903 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Address: Calle 20 #201, Colonia San Judas Tadeo, Kinchil