Cacimbinhas, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The origin of the current municipality of Cacimbinhas had as its location, the old Sítio Choan, where hunters from Pernambuco used to camp for rest. Next to its headquarters, there was a waterhole and a lemon tree. With the growing movement of people who made their roads, other cacimbas or waterholes, were opened, establishing the name of Cacimbinhas for the area that was beginning to flourish there. It is believed that the first inhabitants arrived at the place around 1830. It is known that the lieutenant João da Rocha Pires, coming from Sergipe, acquired the land and set up his address in the Santa Cruz location, being considered the founder of Cacimbinhas. Serving as a crossing point for travelers, it soon became a commercial road. In 1903, it was raised to the category of village belonging to Palmeira dos Índios. In 1905, the headquarters of the district of Santa Cruz, was transferred to Cacimbinhas, taking into account its rapid growth. The legal document was Resolution nº 454, of June of that year. Cacimbinhas' political emancipation took place by virtue of Law nº 2108 of September 19, 1958, and was officially installed on February 1, 1959. This law divided up Palmeira dos Índios and formed only one district, that of the headquarters, a situation that remains until today.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil Rua Joaquim Licor de Araujo Cacimbinhas - AL, CEP: 57570-000 Telephone: (082) 9162-6885 E-mail: rosineidebenjoino@hotmail.com

Cartório Luiz Souto Neto Praça 19 de Setembro Cacimbinhas - AL, CEP: 57570-000 Telephone: (082) 3422-1441

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Cecília Meireles Rua Sargento Benevides, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 3422-1201 E-mail: educacaocacimbinhas@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Cacimbinhas End.: Pç. 19 de Setembro, s/n – Centro CEP: 57570-000