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All 78 municipalities with parish and civil registry information. Use this guide to identify where records were kept and how far back they extend before searching.

Civil registration began in 1885 for all municipalities existing before that year. For records before 1885, consult the parish. If parish records start after the founding year, earlier records are typically held in the mother town's parish.

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Mother-Town Relationships

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Municipality Founded Parish Par.
Records
Civil
Rec.
Mother
Town(s)
Region
Adjuntas 1815 San Joaquín y Santa Ana 1815 1885 Utuado, Coamo Central
Aguada 1639 San Francisco de Asís 1690 1885 San Germán West
Aguadilla 1775 San Carlos Borromeo 1780 1885 Aguada West
Aguas Buenas 1838 Los Santos Reyes 1845 1885 Caguas Central
Aibonito 1824 San José 1831 1885 Coamo Central
Añasco 1733 San Antonio Abad 1733 1885 San Germán, Aguada West
Arecibo 1616 Catedral San Felipe Apóstol 1708 1885 Original Settlement North
Arroyo 1855 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 1855 1885 Guayama South
Barceloneta 1881 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 1881 1885 Manatí North
Barranquitas 1803 San Antonio de Padua 1803 1885 Coamo Central
Bayamón 1772 Invención de la Santa Cruz 1772 1885 San Juan Metro
Cabo Rojo 1771 San Miguel Arcángel 1771 1885 San Germán West
Caguas 1775 Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús 1730 1885 San Juan Metro
Camuy 1807 San José 1836 1885 Arecibo Northwest
Canóvanas 1909 Nuestra Señora del Pilar 1910 1909 Loíza Metro
Carolina 1816 San Fernando 1816 1885 Trujillo Alto Metro
Cataño 1927 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 1779 1885 Bayamón Metro
Cayey 1773 Nuestra Señora de la Asunción 1774 1885 Coamo Central
Ceiba 1838 San Antonio de Padua 1838 1885 Fajardo East
Ciales 1820 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 1820 1885 Manatí Central
Cidra 1809 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 1818 1885 Cayey Central
Coamo 1579 Parroquia San Blas de Illescas 1701 1885 San Germán South
Comerío 1826 Santo Cristo de la Salud 1826 1885 Bayamon, Barranquitas Central
Corozal 1795 La Sagrada Familia 1795 1885 Toa Alta Central
Culebra 1880 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 1880 1885 Vieques Island Municipality
Dorado 1842 San Antonio de Padua 1842 1885 Toa Baja North
Fajardo 1772 Santiago Apóstol 1774 1885 Loíza East
Florida 1971 Nuestra Señora de la Merced 1971 1971 Barceloneta North
Guánica 1914 San Antonio Abad 1914 1914 Yauco South
Guayama 1736 San Antonio de Padua 1813 1885 Coamo Southeast
Guayanilla 1833 Inmaculada Concepción 1841 1885 Yauco South
Guaynabo 1769 San Pedro Mártir de Verona 1765 1886 Bayamón, San Juan Metro
Gurabo 1815 San José 1822 1885 Caguas East
Hatillo 1823 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 1823 1885 Arecibo North
Hormigueros 1874 Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate 1874 1885 San Germán West
Humacao 1722 Dulce Nombre de Jesús 1784 1885 Loíza East
Isabela 1819 San Antonio de Padua 1818 1885 Aguadilla Northwest
Jayuya 1911 Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate 1911 1911 Utuado Central
Juana Díaz 1798 San Ramón Nonato 1798 1885 Coamo South
Juncos 1797 Inmaculada Concepción 1797 1885 Humacao East
Lajas 1883 San José 1885 1885 San Germán West
Lares 1827 San José 1827 1885 San Sebastián Central
Las Marías 1871 Inmaculada Concepción 1871 1885 Mayagüez West
Las Piedras 1773 Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción 1773 1885 Humacao East
Loíza 1719 Espíritu Santo y San Patricio 1792 1885 San Juan Northeast
Luquillo 1797 San José 1797 1885 Fajardo East
Manatí 1738 Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y San Matías 1758 1885 Arecibo North
Maricao 1874 San Juan Bautista 1864 1885 San Germán West
Maunabo 1799 San Isidro Labrador 1800 1885 Yabucoa Southeast
Mayagüez * 1760 Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria 1760 1885 Añasco, San Germán West
Moca 1772 Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate 1775 1885 Aguada Northwest
Morovis 1818 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 1818 1885 Manatí Central
Naguabo 1821 Nuestra Señora del Rosario 1798 1885 Humacao East
Naranjito 1824 San Miguel el Arcángel 1831 1885 Bayamón Central
Orocovis 1825 San Juan Bautista de Barros 1825 1885 Barranquitas, Coamo Central
Patillas 1811 San Benito Abad y Santa Bárbara 1810 1885 Guayama Southeast
Peñuelas 1793 Parroquia San José 1845 1885 Ponce South
Ponce 1692 Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe 1754 1885 San Germán South
Quebradillas 1823 San Rafael Arcángel 1823 1885 Camuy North
Rincón 1771 Santa Rosa de Lima 1771 1885 Aguada West
Río Grande 1840 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 1840 1885 Loíza East
Sabana Grande 1813 San Isidro Labrador y Santa María de la Cabeza 1808 1885 San Germán Southwest
Salinas 1851 Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate 1851 1885 Coamo South
San Germán 1573 San Germán de Auxerre 1731 1885 Original Settlement West
San Juan 1521 Catedral de San Juan Bautista 1625 1885 Original Settlement Metro
San Lorenzo 1811 Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes 1811 1885 Caguas East
San Sebastián 1752 Parroquia San Sebastián Mártir 1765 1885 Aguada West
Santa Isabel 1842 Santiago Apóstol 1842 1885 Coamo South
Toa Alta 1751 San Fernando Rey 1752 1885 San Juan Metro
Toa Baja 1745 San Pedro Apóstol 1781 1885 San Juan Metro
Trujillo Alto 1801 Santa Cruz de Trujillo Alto 1840 1885 San Juan Metro
Utuado 1739 Parroquia San Miguel Arcángel 1792 1885 Arecibo Central
Vega Alta 1775 Inmaculada Concepción 1777 1885 Vega Baja North
Vega Baja 1776 Nuestra Señora del Rosario 1779 1885 Manatí North
Vieques 1852 Inmaculada Concepción 1844 1885 Humacao Island Municipality
Villalba 1917 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 1917 1917 Juana Díaz Central
Yabucoa 1793 Santos Ángeles Custodios 1813 1885 Humacao Southeast
Yauco 1756 Nuestra Señora del Rosario 1751 1885 San Germán Southwest

* Mayagüez records have gaps from the 1918 earthquake and fire. Check FamilySearch for available volumes.

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Mother-Town Relationships

Before a new municipality existed, its residents recorded baptisms, marriages, and burials in the mother town's parish. If you cannot find a record in your town, check the mother town, especially for events before or near the founding year.

Towns with multiple mother towns appear under each parent. Founding year shown in parentheses.