San José Guayabal, Cuscatlán, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The town arose in the eighteenth century, it acquires this name because guava trees prevailed in its lands.
 * It was founded on November 13, 1786 as El Guayabal town.
 * It belonged to the department of San Salvador from 1824 to 1835.
 * In 1835 it went to the Suchitoto district in Cuscatlán.
 * It obtained the title of town in 1875, and that of city in 2006.
 * The municipality of San José Guayabal has a population of approximately 9,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * San José Guayabal (Cuscatlán) Registros civiles, 1861-1971(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San José Guayabal may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San José Guayabal
 * Address: San José Guayabal