Celestún, Poniente, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * Celestún, before the conquest of Yucatán, was more than a settlement, it was a place for supplying salt and marine products that belonged to the province of Ah-Canul.
 * The town of Celestún was founded in 1718, as a town in the Sisal District.
 * In 1872, when the Sisal party was suppressed, Celestún became part of the Maxcanú party,
 * In 1918 it was erected as a free municipality.
 * In 1927 From the beginning of this year there began to be economic movement of great importance as a result of the exploitation of the salt mines.
 * The municipality of Celestún has a population of approximately 6,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1870-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Celestún
 * Address: Calle 23 #0, Colonia Puerto de Abrigo, Celestún