Río Negro, Amazonas, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The town of San Carlos de Río Negro was founded in 1759.
 * On September 22, 2015, the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, partially declares a state of exception in the border state of Amazonas.
 * The municipality of Río Negro has a population of approximately 3,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1940-1975 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1940-1980 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Río Negro municipality may be found at findagrave.com