by Moises Garza

March 5, 2024

Church Records for Reynosa
Last Names of Nuevo Leon

In this post, I share where you can find Church Records for Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. I also share information about index books for these records.

More than often FamilySearch is our go-to resource for records but not when it comes to Reynosa. A quick search in their catalog will only tell you about the index books that they have in their library about Reynosa.

The church marriage, baptismal, and death/burial records I have seen for Reynosa are part of the Frank Cushman Pierce Collection which consists of two microfilm reels.

To be honest with you I have no idea who may have the original records that these films were created with.

What I know is that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), located in Edinburg, Texas,  has printed these films and has them available to researchers like you and me in their Lower Rio Grande Special Collections.

Available Reynosa Church Records

  • Reynosa Baptismals, 1800-1912
  • Reynosa Marriages, 1811-1823
  • Reynosa Deaths, 1837-1845
  • Reynosa Deaths, 1859-1860

The above is how they are labeled but years are missing between some of those dates.

Available Index Books for Reynosa

Reynosa Church Baptism Records 1800 – 1912

Matrimonios de Reynosa Años 1791-1912

The above index books will help you find your ancestors and then you can use the date of the baptism or marriage to find a copy of the original image at UTRGV. FYI: If you need a record from this collection I can get it for you (for a fee), just leave a comment below and I will email you back with details.

Note: Originally posted on Jan 31, 2013, and last updated on Mar 5, 2024

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Moises Garza

I have doing my family genealogy since 1998. I am also the creator of this blog We Are Cousins, and the Mexican Genealogy blog. To always be up to date with both of these sites follow me on Facebook. To contact me or book me for a presentation, buy my books, and or learn more about me visit my personal website at www.moisesgarza.com.

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  1. I am trying to locate records located in San Carlos Tamaulipas before 1878. FamilySearch has no records before this date. I was wondering where to locate them, if they exist or if they are in a neighboring parish such as Burgos. If you have any information let me know! thanks.

    1. Civil Registry records started in 1859/1860 but I have seen some places start them latter and church records go back further. Check out when the Municipio was formed since records start when Municipios are formed and for Church records you will need to do some research as to what church had jurisdiction over the particular locality you are researching. If Burgos is the nearest town and if it is older than San Carlos more than likely you can fins church and civil records there. Good luck, let me know how it goes.

  2. I realize that this an old post, but I was wondering if you know if other Reynosa parish records exist elsewhere. I am interested in later Reynosa marriages from 1824 to about 1852.

    Reynosa is missing from Familysearch completely, but other than the records you mention, I have no idea if any other records exist for Reynosa at all.

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