Chinameca, San Miguel, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1549 it was founded by López de Velasco.
 * In 1770 this town appears as an annex to the parish of Usulután.
 * Obtained Villa category in 1571.
 * In 1786 Chinameca entered, as a town of the San Miguel party, in the Municipality of San Salvador.
 * When the department of San Miguel was created on June 12, 1824, the town of Chinameca was incorporated into the department.
 * By Legislation of March 5, 1827 the party or district of Chinameca was created.
 * On March 2, 1874, the category of City was granted.
 * The municipality of Chinameca has a population of approximately 22,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * Chinameca (San Miguel) Registros civiles, 1863-2000(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

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

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Chinameca may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Chinameca
 * Address: 3a. Calle Poniente, Chinameca