San José Poaquíl, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Orignally it was a village of San Juan Comalapa, which was called "Hacienda de San Juan" and where eventually the municipal seat was built, which was known as "Pa'chab'aq".
 * It was created by governmental agreement on November 1, 1891.
 * The municipality of San José Poaquíl has a population of approximately 20,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1588-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1590-1919 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of San José Poaquíl. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Localities

 * Hacienda Maria
 * Hacienda Vieja
 * Lagarruca
 * Ojer Caibal
 * Palama
 * Paley
 * Paneya
 * Panimacac
 * Saquitacaj