Tepecoyo, La Libertad, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1786 it joined the Opico Party.
 * By the 1860s the last neighborhood of the town was created.
 * It entered the district of Nueva San Salvador and the department of La Libertad, by Law of January 28, 1865.
 * By Legislative Decree of March 10, 1874, this category was granted to the town of Tepecoyo.
 * From April 12, 1905 to May 11, 1907, the old town of Sacacoyo appeared as a canton of the town of Tepecoyo.
 * The municipality of Tepecoyo has a population of approximately 15,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * Tepecoyo (La Libertad) Registros civiles, 1862-1933 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Silvestre (Armenia, Sonsonate) Registros parroquiales, 1772-1952 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica (Tepecoyo, La Libertad) Registros parroquiales, 1820-1822 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Tepecoyo may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Tepecoyo
 * Dirección: Calle Al Cementerio, Tepecoyo