Tamiahua, Huasteca Alta, Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * 1522 Hernán Cortés conquers the Guasteca.
 * 1535 Tamiahua becomes the Mayor of Guachinango.
 * In 1830, the town of Tamiahua was decreed as Villa,
 * In 1853 Tamiahua passed to the Department of Veracruz.
 * In 1861 Benito Juárez decreed the opening of the canal that would connect Tuxpan with Tampico, through the Tamiahua lagoon.
 * The municipality of Tamiahua has a population of approximately 24,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1693-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal Tamiahua
 * Address: Miguel Hidalgo Norte #166, Norte, Tamiahua


 * Panteón Jardín Raya Obscura
 * Address: Tamiahua