Mexico - finding records?

[katjaeb]

Overarching question: how do you identify the proper civil and Catholic jurisdictions for Mexican localities? Is there a gazetteer out there that says "If your ancestors lived in this town, they attended this parish." ??

More specifically: how do you determine if a locality has its own civil registration office or whether it would be covered under a larger jurisdiction? I'm accustomed to using the Family History Library and its catalog, but am finding no entry for this specific locality. Can't tell if that means they just don't have records for the town or if none exist in the first place because its births would have been registered elsewhere.

Thank you!

[philipsearching]

Could you let us know time periods and the locations you are interested in?

This would help us offer advice.

All the best
Philip

[katjaeb]

Well, I'm looking more for generalized resources since I do research in Mexico occasionally in various places. I've used the Garcia-Cubas diccionario, but it's not helpful in the exact way I need.

In this particular case, I'm looking for rural Baja California--San Ignacio, Santo Domingo.