Dolores, Cabañas, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1681 the town of Puebla de Titihuapa was founded about 3.5 km from the current settlement, which would be moved to the vicinity of the Sisicua River due to a smallpox plague in 1731.
 * Towards 1781 its inhabitants moved to the current site and five years later it was head of the Sensuntepeque Party.
 * Obtained the title of town in 1831.
 * It was annexed to the Sensuntepeque district in 1873.
 * It was conferred the title of City in 1998.
 * The municipality of Dolores has a population of approximately 6,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * Dolores (Cabañas). Registro Civil Registros civiles, 1836-1922 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Dolores municipality.

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Dolores may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Dolores
 * Dirección: Salida San Juan Nuevo Eden, Dolores