Tahmek, Noroeste, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * The area occupied by the municipality of Tahmek belonged to the Hocabá chiefdom before the conquest of Yucatán.
 * The encomiendas were established from the 16th century onwards.
 * Declared the independence of Yucatán and its annexation to the rest of Mexico, the town of Tahmek remained in the jurisdiction of the Beneficios Bajos party.
 * Later, it remained in the jurisdiction of the Izamal district.
 * In 1918 the free municipality of Tahmek was established.
 * The municipality of Tahmek has a population of approximately 3,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1878-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal de Tahmek
 * Address: Ninguno #0, Colonia Centro, Tahmek