Tampico Alto, Huasteca Alta, Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * Since 1863, when the pirate Lorencillo sacked the old town of Tampico, some fearful families founded Tampico Alto, but the formal event occurred after the fire of Pueblo Viejo in 1740, when the Viceroy Count of Sierra Gorda authorized the founding of said town, which was carried out in 1754.
 * By Decree of January 16, 1851, the La Ribera congregation, in the Department of Tampico, was established as a town to establish the head of Tampico Alto there.
 * The municipality of Tampico Alto has a population of approximately 11,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1816-1962 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal Señor de La Misericordia
 * Address: Camino al Cementerio #0, Colonia Buena Vista, Tampico Alto


 * Find a Grave