San Miguel Panán, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The municipality was founded in 1902 after the eruption of the Santa María Volcano, taking advantage of lands that until then had been communal lands of the indigenous people of the town; and until 1920 it was called the municipality of Estrada Cabrera.
 * San Miguel Panán was renamed on April 14, 1920.
 * The municipality of San Miguel Panán has a population of approximately 5,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1906-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1913-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Miguel Panán. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Miguel Panán Direction: Cuarta avenida final salida a Chicacao
 * Cementerio Municipal #2 de San Miguel Panán Direction: Sexta avenida final