Villa Nueva, Guatemala, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The municipality of Villa Nueva was founded mainly by mestizos who had escaped the flooding of the Tulujá River.
 * The foundation of the municipality of Villa Nueva de la Concepción was made in 1763.
 * The constitution decreed that Villa Nueva was to belong to the southern circuit of Guatemala City.
 * On November 6, 1839, Amatitlán, Palín and Villa Nueva formed an independent district for their political government.
 * The department of Amatitlán was abolished in 1935 and the municipality of Villa Nueva was transferred to the department of Guatemala.
 * The municipality of Villa Nueva has a population of approximately 302,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - 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
 * 1673-1929 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1721-1949 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Villa Nueva. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de Villa Nueva
 * Cementerio Las Nubes
 * Cementerio de Barcenas
 * Cementerio Jardin Las Gardenias
 * Camposanto Y Capillas La Colina Direction: 2 C. A 5-55 Z.5 Villa Nueva, Col. Enriqueta

Localities

 * Bárcenas
 * Ciudad Real
 * El Tabloncito
 * Najerita
 * Ramírez
 * San José