El Paraíso, Chalatenango, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Population of colonial origin. In 1807, the Agua Caliente and Ojos de Agua Villages were formed in the Hacienda Agua Caliente, belonging to the Tejutla district.
 * By Legislative Decree of March 23, 1853, these villages constituted the town of Concepción de El Paraíso, the municipality being incorporated into the district of Tejutla, in the department of Cuscatlán.
 * On February 14, 1866, it came under the jurisdiction of the department of Chalatenango.
 * By Legislative Decree of May 16, 1931, it again became part of Tejutla.
 * Currently the municipality is known by the name of El Paraíso.
 * The municipality of El Paraíso has a population of approximately 12,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * El Paraíso (Chalatenango) Registros civiles, 1903-1920 - 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 El Paraíso may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de El Paraíso