Bolívar, Monagas, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded around 1878.
 * By decree of January 16, 1896, the Monagas State legislature created the Colón Municipality of the Piar District in the Maturín section, made up of the Caripito, Río Abajo, Sabaneta, El Amparo and Sabana de Teresen hamlets, which formed part of the Municipality Punceres of the Piar District.
 * The Legislative Assembly of Monagas created the Bolívar District and integrated the Punceres and Colón municipalities into its territory, according to a decree of January 19, 1940.
 * The Municipality of Bolívar has a population of approximately 51,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Bolívar municipality.

Church Records

 * 1934-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1959-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1967-1983 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Cementerio de los Gringos Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Bolívar municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Caripito