San Agustín, Usulután, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * On February 25, 1881, the El Salto region, under the jurisdiction of the city of Tecapa (today Alegría), department of Usulután, was created under the name of San Agustín.
 * In the new municipality, the valleys of Cuchupuná, Los Ríos, El Cedro and Las Ceibas, from the same jurisdiction as Tecapa, and the valley of Linares, which withdrew from the government of Jiquilisco, were added.
 * In 1890 the town of San Agustín belonged, since its establishment, to the Jucuapa administration.
 * On March 9, 1892, the municipality was incorporated into the administrative district of Alegría.
 * The Legislative Decree of June 12, 1928 granted the town of San Austin the title of Villa.
 * The young town lost on July 13, 1932, the cantons of El Corozo, Los Hornos and La Pita, separating to integrate the new town of San Francisco Javier.
 * On November 12, 1947, the town of San Agustín was assigned to the Berlin district.
 * The municipality of San Agustín has a population of approximately 6,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for San Agustín municipality.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Agustín (San Agustín, Usulután) Registros parroquiales, 1900-1930 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Agustín may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de San Agustín
 * Direction: Calle sin nombre, San Agustín