Agua Prieta, Frontera, Sonora, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settlers in the area of the municipality date from the year 1898.
 * The first settlers in the place were people who started working in the mining company Phelps and Dodge Copper Co.
 * On August 28, 1903, the project was completed. the donation of the legal fund through an agreement between the State Government and Don Pedro Camou, owner of the land in this area.
 * Thirteen years later, in 1916, he left the company. from being a police station dependent on the municipality of Fronteras to become an independent municipality
 * The municipality of Agua Prieta has a population of approximately 91,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1903-1995 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1900-1911 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * New Life Garden Cemetery
 * Address: Agua Prieta


 * Pante&#243;n Jardines de Cristo Rey
 * Address: Avenida 14 #0, Centro, Agua Prieta


 * Find a Grave