Rivera, Uruguay Genealogy

Guide to Rivera Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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History

 * To consolidate the border with Brazil and curb its influence, on May 7, 1862, the Uruguayan government created the city of Ceballos.
 * The department of Rivera was created on October 1, 1884, annexing land from the department of Tacuarembó.
 * The department of Rivera has a population of approximately 104,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Rivera (Uruguay). Registros civiles, 1885-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Indice nacional alfabético de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1900-1937 - index and browsable images
 * Inventario de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1879-1929 - browsable images

Parish Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Inmaculada Concepción (Rivera, Rivera) Registros parroquiales : de Rivera, 1869-1972- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Transcripción de registros parroquiales, ca. 1791-1880 - browse images, partial coverage; use the image indexes (indices) to see the volume number (tomo), page number (foja), and act (acta) that will be needed to navigate the rest of the digitized microfilm.

Census Records

 * There are no records for the Rivera department.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio central de Rivera
 * Cementerio Lagunón
 * Cementerio Parque Memorial Homero Pereira