Puerto Barrios, Izabal, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Puerto de Santo Tomás de Castilla was founded in 1604 by the navigator Francisco Navarro and the Mayor of Guatemala Don Esteban de Alvarado.
 * The new city of Puerto Barrios was established on July 19, 1895.
 * Governmental Decree No. 524 was formulated in 1896, which declared Puerto Barrios as "Puerto Mayor de la República".
 * Puerto Barrios was elevated to the category of municipality on April 19, 1920.
 * The municipality of Puerto Barrios has a population of approximately 107,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1891-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio general de Puerto Barrios
 * Cementerio Belga
 * Cementerio de la comunidad de Santa Maria Del Mar

Localities

 * Chachagualilla
 * Corozo
 * El Cinchado
 * Punta Del Cabo
 * San Manuel
 * Santo Tomas
 * Santo Tomas De Castilla