Utuado, Puerto Rico: Historical Records and Genealogy Index
Explore Utuado historical records through an image-linked index of documents useful for family history research. This guide brings together resident lists, passports, municipal correspondence, tax records, and other materials that may help you locate ancestors and understand the communities where they lived.
I compiled this index by reviewing digitized records and noting locations, dates, document descriptions, and image references. The descriptions retain Spanish terminology to help researchers recognize the records when opening the original images.
How to Use This Research Guide
Begin with the barrio where your relatives lived, then compare the available dates with your family’s timeline. If you cannot find the expected location, search neighboring barrios and review entries without an identified barrio.
The index provides four types of information:
- Barrio or location: the place associated with the document, where identified.
- Year: the date or date range recorded in the index.
- Description: a brief explanation of the document’s contents.
- Image reference: a link to the relevant digitized image or the beginning of a group of records.
An image link may lead to the first page of a longer document. Continue through the following images to check for additional names, details, signatures, and attachments.
Use the index as a finding aid. Consult the original document before drawing conclusions about a person or family.
Historical Maps of Utuado
Historical maps can help you locate barrios and understand the geographical setting of the records. Compare place names on the maps with those appearing in your family documents.
Keep in mind that a map represents a particular period. Boundaries, jurisdictions, and place names may differ from those used today.
Barrios and Places Shown on the 1901 Map
The map identified in this collection as dating to 1901 shows the following names within the municipality of Utuado. These historical place names can help researchers locate communities mentioned in the records. They should not be treated as a list of present-day boundaries.
| Place name | Place name |
|---|---|
| Ángeles | Mameyes Arriba |
| Arenas | Paso Palma |
| Caguana | Río Abajo |
| Canuco [?] | Roncador |
| Caonillas Abajo | Sabana Grande |
| Caonillas Arriba | Salto Abajo |
| Consejo | Salto Arriba |
| Don Alonso | Santa Isabel |
| Guaonico | Santa Rosa |
| Jayuya Abajo | Tetuán |
| Jayuya Arriba | Viví Abajo |
| Las Palmas | Viví Arriba |
| Limón |
The urban center is labeled “La Ciudad.” Accents have been added for readability. The label transcribed here as “Canuco” is uncertain and requires verification against a clearer copy of the original map.
Click the map to examine the historical boundaries and handwritten annotations in greater detail.
Utuado Historical Records Index
The following tables organize the documents by location, date, description, and image reference. They include materials relevant to residents, family relationships, travel, property, taxation, and municipal administration.
Resident Lists, Passports, and Municipal Documents
Resident lists may provide clues about where a person lived and how individuals were identified within a community. Passports and administrative files may offer additional leads concerning movement, origins, or personal circumstances. The information available varies by document.
Table I
| Municipality UTUADO/SAN JUAN | Year | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Register of Farmers | 1849-1850 | Provides names and names of parents and relevant information. | |
| Barrio de Saltos Arriba | 1869 | Cédula de varios (esclavos) | 732 |
| 1850 | Passaporte de D. Bernardino Perez | 819 | |
| Barrio de Caonillas Abajo | 1884 | Passaporte Juan Antonio Santiago | 820-821 |
| 1884 | Expediente de Juan María Cortés | 823 | |
| No dices | Censo de Alma | 826 | |
| 1888 | Expediente de D. Rafal Irizarry | 846 | |
| 1870-1872 | Correspondencia de Alcaldes | 848 | |
| Barrio de Mameyes Abajo | 1885 | Expediente de Herederos de Da. Laudalia Torres | 908 |
| 1885 | Expediente de Juan Jose Santiago Pacheco | 914 | |
| 1876-1877 1877-1878 1878-1879 1882-1883 | Lista de Residentes | 921 | |
| 1880 | Expediente de D. Antonio Roig Coló(mer) de Tarragona | 928 | |
| 1882 | Expediente de mistiuelo para llevar a cabo… | 931 | |
| 1885 | Expediente de D. Alejo Marin | 936-953 | |
| 1885 | Planilla | 955 | |
| mayo 1888 | D. Alberto Ball, de Arecibo | 957 | |
| Ylustre Ayuntamiento: | |||
| mayo 1888 | D. Juan Velazco Pardiñas, natural de Añasco | 959 | |
| ago 1888 | Valentin Collazo, de Utuado | 961 | |
| Ilegible | 963 | ||
| 1886 | Julio? | 964 | |
| mayo 1888 | D. Manuel R. Perez, de Utuado | 966 | |
| 1875 | Testimonio, D. Osvaldo Alfonso | 989 | |
| 1883 | Hojas de papel de pueblo de Utuado | 993 | |
| Barrio de Roncador | 1876 | Lista de Individuos; estado civil, profesiones, etc. | 1019 |
| 1879 | Documento | 1025 | |
| Lista de Individuos; estado civil, profesiones, etc. | 1032 | ||
| 1877-1878 | Expediente; reparto de contribution, territorial | 1034 | |
| Barrio de Caguana | 1876 | Lista de Individuos; estado civil, profesiones, etc. | 1051 |
| Barrio de Jayuya Arriba | 1876 | Lista de Vecinos | 1053 |
| Barrio de Tetuán | 1876 | “ | 1059 |
| Barrio de Ángeles | 1876 | “ | 1062 |
| Barrio de Salto Abajo | 1876 | “ | 1066 |
| Barrio de Nza. Garay? | 1876 | Censo de Almas | 1068 |
| Barrio de ? | 1876 | “ | 1072 |
| 1873 | Hojas de documentos (Ayuntamento) | 1075 | |
| Barrio de: | |||
| Barrio de Don Alonso | 1876 | Lista de Individuos; estado civil, profesiones | 1078 |
| Mameyes Abajo | 1876 | “ | 1081 |
| Arenas | 1876 | “ | 1084 |
| Paso Palma | 1876 | “ | 1088 |
| Jayuya Abajo | 1876 | “ | 1090 |
| Río Abajo | 1876 | “ | 1096 |
| Mameyes | 1876 | “ | 1098 |
| Guaonico | 1876 | “ | 1101 |
| Salto Arriba | 1876 | “ | 1103 |
| Don Alonso | 1876 | “ | 1105 |
Additional Barrio Records and Tax Documents
Tax lists, registers, and other municipal records can supplement church and civil records. Compare names carefully, since people with similar names may appear in the same locality.
Record the image number and document details when taking notes so you can return to the source and explain how it supports your research.
Table 2
| Municipality UTUADO/SAN JUAN | Year | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrio de Caonillas Arriba | 1876 | “ | 1107 |
| Pueblo | 1876 | “ | 1109 |
| Barrio de Limon | 1876 | “ | 1115 |
| 1876? | Expediente; D. José María Guero | 1119 | |
| Barrio de (hoja roto) | 1875 | Lista de Individuos; estado civil, profesiones (mal estado) | 1130 |
| 1875 | Documento (Remedios de la Medicina a enfermos pobres?) | 1141 | |
| 1877 | Expediente Sobre Estadística incluye hojas de la Gaceta | 1142 | |
| 1876-1877 | Expediente formación; matrículas, industria | 1167 | |
| 1876-1877 | Lista de Individuos | 1189 | |
| 1877-1878 | Reparto de la contribucion; Lista de Individuos | 1225 | |
| 1876-1877 | Padron formado por la Junta; Lista de Individuos | 1261 | |
| 1876 | Estados estadistícos; Lista de Individuos por Barrio | 1324 | |
| Primera página ilegible; libro de contabilidad | 1720 | ||
| Pueblo de Utuado | 1876-1877 | Matrícula para el año economico | 1189 |
| Pueblo de Utuado | 1877-1878 | Borrador, reparto de la contribución territorial | 1225 |
| 1876-1877 | Padron formado por la Junta | 1261 | |
| 1875-1877 | Padron de los Capitales y Productos | 1284 | |
| 1876 | Estados estadísticos (incluye nombres) | 1324 | |
| Barrio de Mameyes Abajo | 1877 | Padron | 1558 |
| Barrio de Salto Abajo | 1877 | Censo de Almas | 1620 |
| Barrio de Viví Abajo | 1877 | Padron general de los vecinos | 1695 |
Notes on Dates, Names, and Transcriptions
Dates and personal names should be checked against the original images. Handwriting, damaged pages, abbreviations, and spelling variations can make a reading uncertain.
A question mark indicates an uncertain interpretation. An undated document should remain identified as undated unless other evidence establishes its date. Do not assume that everyone with the same surname belongs to the same family.
This is a document guide rather than a complete index of every person named in the collection. Browse the linked records for individuals who may not appear in the descriptions.
A Historical Book for Further Research
El Porvenir de Utuado — Ramón Morel Campos, 1896
This book provides another avenue for exploring Utuado’s history. Consult it alongside the original records, noting the publication date and the context in which information was presented.
When a person or property appears relevant to your family, compare the account with independent documents before adding the connection to your family tree.
Continue Your Family History Research
For additional sources, explore the Puerto Rico genealogy resources directory and the Puerto Rico Church Records Map.
If you need assistance locating documents or evaluating a family connection, visit my genealogy research services page.
Sources and Collection Information
- FamilySearch: Film 1511845, Item 6. Consult the individual image links in the tables.
- Archivo General de Puerto Rico: historical map and architectural materials reproduced on this page.
- Ramón Morel Campos: El Porvenir de Utuado, 1896.
When using a document from this guide, record its title or description, date, location, repository, film or collection identifier, image number, and access date. Include page or folio numbers when available.
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