Campo Elías, Mérida, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded on July 14, 1650 by Captain Buenaventura de Bustos Baquero, with the name of San Buenaventura de Ejido.
 * In 1705 it was elevated to Ecclesiastical Parish.
 * In 1811 it was elevated to Villa by the Republican Government.
 * In 1830 it became the head of the canton of Ejido.
 * In 1864, the Canton was integrated by the Villa de Ejido and the Parishes of La Mesa, Jají and Acequias.
 * In 1868 the name of Sutherland Department was given to the canton of Ejido and its capital Villa de Campo Elías.
 * In 1874 the Villa was divided from the Civil Parishes of Ejido (it was later called the Matrix) and Trejo Tapia, which later in 1875 was renamed Montalbán.
 * On December 28, 1876, it was elevated to Ciudad de Ejido, capital of the Campo Elías District.
 * On February 16, 1986, the Ignacio Fernández Peña Parish was created in the city of Ejido.
 * In 1992 it was called Campo Elías Municipality, with Ejido Capital.
 * The municipality of Campo Elías has a population of approximately 114,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1670-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1713-1958 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1715-1963 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1736-1952 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1840-2011 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1896-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1912-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1933-2011 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1981-2012 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Campo Elías municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de la Ciudad de Ejido
 * Cementerio Municipal de Campo Elías