Rancho Grande, Matagalpa, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * The old inhabitants of the municipality say that at the beginning of its formation there was a straw ranchón, surrounded by thick mountains, where those who circulated in the region stayed to later go to other places.
 * On two occasions an attempt was made to change the name of Rancho Grande. First, by the Virgin of Fatima. Hence, in 1979 Fernando Herrera's was proposed, but it was difficult for the population to assimilate, until in 1989 it was elevated to a municipality with the beautiful name of "Rancho Grande".
 * The Municipality of Rancho Grande was created in 1989.
 * The Municipality of Rancho Grande has a population of approximately 40,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Rancho Grande municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Rancho Grande municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Rancho Grande municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Rancho Grande municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Rancho Grande