Orizaba, Altas Montañas, Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * 1520 Hernán Cortés arrives in Orizaba for the first time.
 * In 1532 the second hearing made the demarcation of settlements naming Orizagua and Ostoticpac in headwaters dependent on the town of Tequila.
 * On January 27, 1774, the king granted the title of Villa to Orizaba.
 * The title of city is granted to Orizaba by Decree of November 29, 1830.
 * In 1887 the municipality of Barrio Nuevo was extinguished, annexing its territory to that of Orizaba.
 * The municipality of Orizaba has a population of approximately 121,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1868-1939 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1880 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1628-1962 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1627-1969 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1883-1969 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal Juan de La Luz Enríquez
 * Address: Oriente 6 2244, Agrícola Moctezuma, Orizaba


 * Jardín Funeral La Fe Vélez
 * Address: Avenida 5 #0, Rafael Alvarado Fernández, Orizaba


 * Panteón Barrio Nuevo
 * Address: José María Morelos Y Pavón #0, Fidel Velazquez, Orizaba


 * Find a Grave