La Paz, La Paz, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * Its first settlers date from 1750, at that time it depended on Comayagua.
 * In the population count of 1791, it appears as Valley "Las Piedras", forming part of the Curato de Ajuterique.
 * In 1821, the first municipality and was organized.
 * On September 14, 1848, the title of Villa was granted and its name was changed to La Paz.
 * On February 23, 1861 it was granted the title of City and Head of the respective District.
 * In 1869, when the department of La Paz was created, the city of La Paz was the departmental capital 3.
 * The municipality of La Paz has a population of approximately 52,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1907-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Church Records

 * 1772-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of La Paz may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio General de La Paz
 * Address: Calle Central Este, La Paz