Rayón, Sonora, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * Rayón was founded in 1638, by the Jesuit missionary Pedro Pantoja, who gave it the name of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Nacameri.
 * In 1825 the name was changed to Rayón to honor General Ignacio López Rayón.
 * In 1850 it was given the category of town.
 * In the middle of the 19th century it was a municipality belonging to the district of Ures.
 * The municipality of Rayón has a population of approximately 2,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1882-1995 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1750-1994 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1813-1967 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal de Rayón
 * Address: Boulevard Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta, #0, Ninguno, Rayón