Zacatecoluca, La Paz, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Its settlers designated Zacatecoluca as the departmental head of the first curate, and it was baptized with the name of Santa Lucía de Zacatecoluca, and it became part of the party of the same name in 1786.
 * It was granted the rank of town in 1836 annexed to the Central American Federal District.
 * It became part of the department of San Vicente on June 30, 1938.
 * By agreement signed on May 11, 1944, it received the honorable title of "Generous and Loyal City of Santa Lucia Zacatecoluca."
 * On February 21, 1852 Zacatecoluca was definitely integrated into the department of La Paz.
 * The municipality of Zacatecoluca has a population of approximately 75,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * Zacatecoluca (La Paz) Registros civiles, 1881-2000 - 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 Zacatecoluca may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal El Espino Zacatecoluca
 * Direction: Calle San Vicente, Zacatecoluca
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–17:00
 * Cementerio de Analco
 * Direction: Calle Rafael Osorio, Zacatecoluca
 * Cementerio La Esperanza
 * Direction: Calle Rafael Osorio, Zacatecoluca