Chankom, Oriente, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * This place was an ancient pre-Hispanic town.
 * During the entire colonial period, the area that encompasses the current municipality of Chankom began to be gradually repopulated, only to become uninhabited once again mid-19th century, as a consequence of the conflict called the Caste War.
 * Approximately in 1890, people began to return to the site where the headwaters today stand, building their homes around the cenote, which to this day exists in this population.
 * However, until 1928, Chankom was founded as a ranchería, belonging to the municipal jurisdiction of Valladolid.
 * It was granted the category of Free Municipality on February 25, 1935.
 * It separates its territory from the municipality of Valladolid.
 * The town of Chankom becomes the municipal head of the same name.
 * The municipality of Chankom has a population of approximately 4,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1934-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Chankom
 * Address: Calle Ninguno #0, Colonia Centro, Chankom