Salcajá, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, Salcajá was made part of the department of Totonicapán / Huehuetenango.
 * With date of April 3, 1838, Salcajá was made part of the region formed by the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * The municipality of Salcajá has a population of approximately 18,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1898-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio De Salcajá Dirección: Calle 4

Localities

 * Marroquín
 * Santa Rita