Cerritos, Media, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * The territory of the current municipality of Cerritos was inhabited in antiquity by nomadic tribes of the Chichimecas.
 * The city was founded in 1826 by order of the State Congress with the name of San Juan de los Cerritos.
 * In 1918 it was the municipal head of the territory of the current municipality of Villa Ju&#225;rez, which at that time was called; Villa De La Carbonera or was also known as Villa De La Carbonera. Like La Carbonera.
 * The municipality of Cerritos has a population of approximately 21,000.

Civil Registration

 * 1860-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1853-1967 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Municipal Pantheon
 * Address: Manuel J. Oth&#243;n, Santa Cruz, Cerritos