Casacoima, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * There is a record that the Warao ethnic group settled in the site around the year 1790 when the territory was still a Spanish colony.
 * The Spaniards established the now called Guayana Castles in the area to defend the Orinoco River from incursions by Pirates and other colonial powers.
 * In 1963 a group of families from other parts of Venezuela settled in the area to exploit its resources.
 * On January 5, 1966, it was created with capital in the town of Sierra Imataca.
 * On August 4, 1994, the territory was elevated to the category of Autonomous Municipality.
 * The Municipality of Casacoima has a population of approximately 29,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Casacoima municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1982-2005 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Casacoima municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Casacoima