Tenancingo, Cuscatlán, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Tenancingo is a pre-Columbian Pipil population.
 * It entered the Cojutepeque Party in 1786.
 * It entered the Cojutepeque district in 1786.
 * From June 12, 1824 to May 22, 1835 it belonged to the department of San Salvador, and since then to that of Cuscatlán.
 * It was part of the district of Cojutepeque until July 30, 1836, when by Executive Decree it was annexed to the district of Suchitoto.
 * Between the years 1824 to 1835, it belonged to the department of San Salvador, and later to Cuscatlán.
 * The municipality of Tenancingo has a population of approximately 6,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * Tenancingo (Cuscatlán) Registros civiles, 1867-1954 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Tenancingo may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Villa Tenancingo
 * Dirección: Calle Central, Barrio la Democracia, Tenancingo
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas