Tonayán, Capital, Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded as a town in 1552 when a group of inhabitants of the old town of Misantla settled in this place to take care of its boundaries that felt threatened by the agrarian invasions of the town of Chapultepec.
 * 1900 the limits between the municipalities of San José Miahuatlán and Tonayán were established.
 * 1928 the Ixtapan congregation of the municipality of Tlacolulan, joins the municipality of Tonayán.
 * Formation of ejidos in the communities of Monte Real, Puente Suelos and in the municipal seat.
 * 1982 Issuance of the Decree that indicates the congregations that make up the Municipality of Tonayán.
 * The municipality of Tonayán has a population of approximately 5,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1868-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1815-1942 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal de Tonayán
 * Address: Ninguno #0, Centro, Tonayán