Colombia Genealogy

Guide to Colombia ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information
Colombia is a country in South America bordered by Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish.

Getting Started


Colombia Map
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Colombia.



Departments
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Colombia. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Departamentos:

 Amazonas Antioquia*  Arauca Atlántico Bolivar*  Boyacá*  Caldas*  Caquetá</li> Casanare</li> Cauca</li> Cesar</li> Chocó* </li> Córdoba</li> Cundinamarca</li> Guainía</li> Guajira</li> Guaviare</li> Huila</li> Magdalena</li> Meta</li> Nariño</li> Norte de Santander</li> Putumayo</li> <li>Quindío</li> <li>Risaralda</li> <li>San Andrés y Providencia</li> <li>Santa Fe de Bogotá</li> <li>Santander* </li> <li>Sucre</li> <li>Tolima</li> <li>Valle del Cauca* </li> <li>Vaupés</li> <li>Vichada</li> </ul>

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map

Research Tutorials

 * Search page
 * Introduction to Hispanic Research
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records:
 * Lesson 1: The Spanish Alphabet
 * Lesson 2: Words and Dates
 * Lesson 3: Reading Spanish Records
 * Hispanic Online Resources
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigration
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
 * Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records