Empalme, Sonora, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * The territory of this municipality was occupied in pre-Hispanic times by the Yaqui people.
 * Empalme was founded on September 15, 1905 as a result of the departure from Punta De Fierro to the south of the Cananea-Río Yaqui-Pacific Railway.
 * Empalme was erected as a municipality on May 29, 1937.
 * On January 31, 1940, it was once again incorporated into Guaymas and rehabilitated as a municipality on August 13, 1953.
 * The municipality of Empalme has a population of approximately 54,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1919-1994 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal de Empalme
 * Address: José Urrea #0, Juárez, Empalme


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