Nuevo Progreso, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The municipality was created on October 17, 1889 with the name of El Progreso.
 * El Progreso became "Estrada Cabrera" in 1898.
 * In 1908 the municipality was renamed San Joaquín.
 * It was finally renamed as "New Progress" on May 3, 1920.
 * The municipality of Nuevo Progreso has a population of approximately 43,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1891-1939 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & 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 Nuevo Progreso. See the records of neighboring municipalities.