Río Blanco, Altas Montañas, Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * The town of Tenango is very old and when the Independence was commemorated, it constituted a municipality.
 * By order of June 5, 1826, it was declared that Huiloapan, Tenango, and Nogales, should form a single municipality
 * On November 24, 1859 Huiloapan, Nogales and Tenango constituted separate municipalities.
 * By means of the Decree of June 8, 1899, it was ordered that the municipal seat of Tenango be transferred to the town and factory of Río Blanco and that the municipality be designated Tenango de Río Blanco.
 * By Decree of September 6, 1910, the town of Río Blanco is elevated to the category of Villa.
 * December 6, 1967 it acquires the category of City.
 * The municipality of Río Blanco has a population of approximately 40,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1872-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1910-1969 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Río Blanco
 * Address: Calle Emiliano Zapata #6, Cuauhtémoc, Río Blanco


 * Panteón Municipal de Río Blanco
 * Address: 7 de Enero #8, Chapultepec, Río Blanco