Granados, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The constitution established circuits to administer the Haciendas and trapiches of Salán -which are now part of Granados- previously belonged to the Rabinal circuit.
 * In 1893 the government decided to abolish the municipality of Saltán and annex it to the town of El Rodeo, in the same department, since Saltán was on the land of a private hacienda of the same name and lacked sufficient territory for its population.
 * After the annexation of Saltán to the municipality of El Rodeo, the name change to Granados became official.
 * The municipality of Granados has a population of approximately 12,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of Granados. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Potrero Grande