Carahue, Cautín, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * The city was founded in 1551 under the name La Imperial, but was abandoned in the year 1600 during the Arauco War.
 * The city was re-founded in February 1882 under the name of Carahue.
 * The Valdivia Earthquake of 1960 destroyed a large part of the commune.
 * The population of the commune is around 25,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1895-1903 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 - in Ancestry ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1895-1930 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Carahue Address: 150 Warren St
 * Cementerio de Trovolhue
 * Cementerio de Nehuentúe

Localities

 * Nehuentúe
 * Tranapuente
 * Trovolhue