Tixméhuac, Sur, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * Before the Spanish conquest, the region where the municipality of Tixméhuac is located belonged to the province of Maní, also called Tutul-Xiu.
 * After the conquest, the lands were distributed among the encomenderos.
 * In 1900 the region had two important towns: Xaya and Tixméhuac.
 * In 1918 Tixméhuac was established as a free municipality.
 * As of January 28, 1919, the town of Kinil belongs to the municipality of Tixméhuac.
 * In 1921 the ranch called Chicani became part of the municipality.
 * In 1932 Tixméhuac lost the town of Xaya, passing it to Tekax.
 * In 1940 the town of Kinil ceased to belong to Tixméhuac, moving to Tekax.
 * The municipality of Tixméhuac has a population of approximately 4,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1861-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1844 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Address: Calle 25A #0, Colonia Centro, Tixmehuac