Momostenango, Totonicapán, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The municipal seat was founded in the middle of the XVI century.
 * At the conclusion of the Independence of Central America in 1821 it was included among the original municipalities of the department of Sololá / Suchitepéquez.
 * In 1838 it joined the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * The municipality of Momostenango has a population of approximately 87,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1685-1966 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1772-1907 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1810 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Momostenango
 * There are another 13 cemeteries, distributed in rural areas.

Localities

 * Cipreses (Los)
 * Pacuc
 * Pitzal
 * San Antonio Pasajoc
 * San Vicente Buenabaj
 * Santa Ana
 * Tierra Colorada
 * Tumayac
 * Xequemeyá