Usumatlán, Zacapa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The town of Usumatlán did not exist as such during the colonial era.
 * With the end of the Independence of Central America, the town of San Juan Uzumatán, as it was known, was assigned to the circuit of Zacapa.
 * The municipality of Usumatlán has a population of approximately 11,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1936 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Usumatlán. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Juan Osomatán; nueva cuenta y padrón de los indios naturales – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Usumatlán
 * Cementerio de la Aldea de Huijo
 * Cementerio de la Aldea de El Chico

Localities

 * Huijo
 * El Jute
 * La Palmilla
 * Pueblo Nuevo
 * Los Vados