San Francisco Menéndez, Ahuachapán, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * This town was founded on January 15, 1543.
 * On May 13, 1907 it was erected as a town, with the name of San Francisco Menéndez with the hamlets or cantons of La Soledad, La Hachadura, Cara Sucia and Garita Palmera, which were separated from the extensive jurisdiction of Tacuba, in the department from Ahuachapán.
 * The municipality of San Francisco Menéndez has a population of approximately 45,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * San Francisco Menéndez (Ahuachapán) Registros civiles, 1909-1920 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

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 San Francisco Menéndez may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Francisco Menendez
 * Direction: calle al cementerio municipal de San Francisco Menéndez
 * Cementerio Cara Sucia
 * Direction: Cara Sucia, Municipio de San Francisco Menéndez
 * Índice de sepultados Billion Graves
 * Cementerio comunitario Aldea Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado