Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina Genealogy

Guide to Department of Mercedes ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * In 1829 the provincial government ordered the election of the place where the town would rise.
 * The official creation of the city dates from 1832.
 * The department of Mercedes has a population of approximately 41,000 people.

Parish Records

 * Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * Primer Censo Nacional, 1869 : Mercedes (Departamento), Corrientes - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 2º Censo Nacional, 1895 : Mercedes (Departamento), Corrientes - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Argentina, National Census, 1869 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Argentina, National Census, 1895 - in Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Mercedes
 * Cementerio de Felipe Yofre

Municipalities

 * Felipe Yofre
 * Mariano I. Loza
 * Mercedes