Olocuilta, La Paz, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Olocuilta was founded in 1775 and inhabited in Indian times by Yaqui or Pipil tribes.
 * It belonged to the department of San Salvador in the period from June 12, 1824 to March 22, 1835.
 * From that date until March 9, 1839, it was part of the department of Cuscatlán.
 * The town of Santiago Nonualco was annexed to its district on March 15, 1847.
 * Later the village of El Rosario, under its jurisdiction, was erected in town.
 * Olocuilta obtained its town title in 1852.
 * The town was promoted to the category of city after 1914.
 * The municipality of Olocuilta has a population of approximately 29,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * Olocuilta (La Paz) Registros civiles, 1898-1920(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

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

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Olocuilta may be located in findagrave.com
 * Antiguo Cementerio Municipal de Olocuilta
 * Direction: Calle Antigua a Zacatecoluca, Olocuilta