Chignautla, Sierra Nororiental, Puebla, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * The place was inhabited in pre-Cortesian times by Totonac, Otomí and Mazateco groups.
 * Around 1522 it was subdued by the Spanish and belonged to the old district of Teziutlán.
 * It was constituted a free municipality, in 1895.
 * The municipality of Chignautla has a population of approximately 30,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1878-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1901-1965 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal de Tezontepec
 * Address: Calle Revolución #0, Texcalzintan, Chignautla


 * Panteón Municipal Sosa
 * Address: Calle Luis Donaldo Colosio #0, Sosa, Chignautla