Rangel, Mérida, Venezuela Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Rangel ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The Mucuchí Indians lived in this region, whose first contact with the Spanish occurred in 1559 when Captain Fernando Cerrada, who was lieutenant of Juan Maldonado, arrived in these Andean lands.
 * The municipality of Rangel has a population of approximately 19,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1874-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1698-2006 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1788-1946 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1788-1955 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1871-2012 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1962-2012 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Rangel municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio San Rafael
 * Direction: Q49F+5XQ, Mucuchíes, Rangel