Tinum, Oriente, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * It has not been possible to determine the exact date of the founding of Tinúm, but it is known that in the year 1565, an Encomienda had been established.
 * 1813 The town of Tinúm was granted the right to have a Town Hall with ordinary mayors.
 * On March 12, 1912, the Kuyché rural property ceased to belong to the municipality of Uayma and was annexed to the municipality of Tinúm.
 * On August 22, 1914, the Chuca rural property and its annexes ceased to belong to the municipality of Tinúm and became part of that of Dzitás.
 * In January 1918, the free municipality of Tinúmen was erected.
 * On April 3, 1936, the Thunabkú population center of this municipality was elevated to the category of ranchería.
 * On March 18, 1954, the Xcalacoop ranch of this municipality was elevated to the category of town with the name of Xacacoop de Hidalgo.
 * The municipality of Tinum has a population of approximately 10,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1867-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Tinum
 * Address: Calle Ninguno #0, Pueblo Tinum, Tinum


 * Cementerio General de La Comisaría de Pisté
 * Address: Calle 15-A #0, Pisté, Tinum