San Rafael Oriente, San Miguel, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The town of San Rafael was founded in 1880, in the place called El Tempiscal, which belonged to the jurisdiction of the city of Chinameca.
 * Four cantons within its jurisdiction, those of San Francisco Pochote, El Coyol, Calle Nueva and Meangulo, were separated from its authority by Legislative Decree of June 17, 1914, constituting with them the municipality of El Tránsito.
 * April 12, 1932, the town of San Rafael was granted the category of town, with the official name of San Rafael Oriente.
 * In April 1996 it received the title of city.
 * The municipality of San Rafael Oriente has a population of approximately 13,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * San Rafael Oriente (San Miguel) Registros civiles, 1900-2000(*) 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 San Rafael Oriente may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Rafael Oriente
 * Direction: 2ª Calle Poniente, San Rafael Oriente