Ocotal, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * The Municipality of Ocotal was created in 1525.
 * In 1780 in the place called "San Nicolás del Potrero" they founded the Second Reduction of Nueva Segovia which they called "New Reduction of Segovia". This second Reduction gave rise to Ocotal.
 * On October 9, 1809 Ocotal is established as a municipality.
 * In 1847 the name of Ocotal appears for the first time in a law of the Republic of Nicaragua.
 * The Municipality of Ocotal has a population of approximately 48,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Ocotal municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Ocotal municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Ocotal municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Ocotal municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal Viejo
 * Cementerio Municipal Nuevo