Gualán, Zacapa, Guatemala Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Gualán ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * After the Independence of Central America, Gualán was assigned to the Zacapa circuit.
 * In 1897 the section of the Northern Railroad was inaugurated from San Agustín Acasaguastlán to Puerto Barrios, passing through Gualán; At that time, the northern region of Guatemala had not been explored and the construction of the railroad started the industrial and commercial exploitation of the region.
 * The municipality of Gualán has a population of approximately 45,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1866-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1940 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1756-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1761-1841 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Gualán
 * Cementerio de Mayuelas