Rivadavia, Mendoza, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * For the eighteenth century the current departmental territory belonged to the Corocorto Curate.
 * "Las Ramadas" was the origin of this department.
 * When in 1859 the department of Junín was created with the name of "Retamo", "Las Ramadas" passed into its jurisdiction.
 * In 1884 the department of San Isidro was created, with lands of Junín and San Martín.
 * The department of Rivadavia was created on April 18, 1884.
 * The department of Rivadavia has a population of approximately 56,000 people.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1857-1942 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Rivadavia
 * Cementerio Parque en Santa Maria de Oro
 * Cementerio Noé Ferreyra
 * Cementerio Jardín “Parque de los Recuerdos”