El Salvador Genealogy

Guide to El Salvador ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information
El Salvador is a country in Central America bordered by Guatemala and Honduras. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish. El Salvador is the only Central American country that has no access to the Caribbean Sea. The Pan American Highway runs thru this country.

States
Department names and abbreviations for the 14 Salvadoran Departments:

Civil Registration

 * Learn how to search the Civil Registration
 * Search the

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in searching for your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Online Indexed Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map

Research Tutorials

 * Search page
 * Introduction to Hispanic Research
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigration
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
 * Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records:
 * Lesson 1: The Spanish Alphabet
 * Lesson 2: Words and Dates
 * Lesson 3: Reading Spanish Records