Zacapa, Zacapa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Zacapa was one of the original municipalities of the State of Guatemala.
 * On November 22, 1896 the section of the Northern Railroad from Zacapa to Puerto Barrios was inaugurated. At that time, the region of Northern Guatemala had not been explored.
 * The municipality of Zacapa has a population of approximately 208,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Guatemala, Zacapa, Zacapa, registro civil – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1877-1942 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1929-1932 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Zacapa, Santa Lucía, registro civil – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1877-1934 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1685-1941 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : Zacapa (ciudad): 1821 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Zacapa