La Encarnación, Ocotepeque, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * It is an old village made up of emigrants from Guatemala and El Salvador who saw the possibility of exploiting the fertile lands located on the banks of the El Playón River, from which its first name "El Playón" comes, depending on the Municipality of San Jorge.
 * On January 18, 1889, the Municipality of San Jorge held a session where they agreed to pass the Municipal Head to the Village of El Playón, also agreeing to name it La Encarnación.
 * The municipality of La Encarnación has a population of approximately 3,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Church Records

 * 1901-1970 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of La Encarnación may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de La Encarnación
 * Direction: MW85+VVM, La Encarnación