Chile Genealogy

South America Chile Guide to Chile ancestry, family history and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Country Information
Chile is a country in South America bordered by Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish.

Regions
Chile is politically divided into 15 regions, which are both named and numbered (designated by a Roman Numeral). Additionally each region is divided into several provinces. Understanding political divisions is essential to doing family history, because these divisions determine where records are recorded and archived.

More Chile Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Chile.
 * Chile Locating Place of Origin
 * Chile Finding Records

More Chile Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools for Chile.
 * See FamilySearch Tutorials on Latin American Research.
 * Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research (Wiki article for Easter Island)
 * Research Guide: BYU Research Outline for Chile

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * FamilySearch Chile Record Collections
 * Family History Center locator map