Mercedes La Ceiba, La Paz, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In the middle of the second half of the 19th century, the village or hamlet of La Ceiba was the most populated in the jurisdictional area of the town of Santa María Ostuma.
 * The cantons of La Ceiba, Zizimite and Estanzuelas were erected as a town on February 28, 1882 with the name of Mercedes La Ceiba.
 * The municipality of Mercedes La Ceiba has a population of approximately 600 people.

Civil Registration

 * Mercedes La Ceiba (La Paz) Registros civiles, 1883-1923 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

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 Mercedes La Ceiba may be located in findagrave.com