Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * Fronteras was inhabited since pre-Hispanic times by indigenous Opatas.
 * It was founded by the missionaries of the Society of Jesus around 1645 under the name of Santa Rosa de Corodéhuachi.
 * In 1814 it was one of the first towns to have a town hall.
 * In 1930 it was incorporated into the municipality of Agua Prieta.
 * In 1931 it was rehabilitated as a free municipality.
 * The municipality of Fronteras has a population of approximately 8,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1883-1995 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Fronteras
 * Address: Ninguno #0, Centro, Fronteras


 * Cementerio Panteón
 * Address: Ninguno #0, El Balcon, Fronteras


 * Cementerio de Esqueda
 * Address: Cuarta 109, Centro, Esqueda, Frontera


 * Find a Grave