El Salvador Genealogy

Guide to El Salvador ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information
El Salvador is a country in Central America bordered by Guatemala and Honduras. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish.

States
Department names and abbreviations for the 14 Salvadoran Departments:

Civil Registration

 * Learn how to search the Civil Registration
 * Search the

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in searching for your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Online Indexed Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map

Research Tutorials

 * Search page
 * Introduction to Hispanic Research
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigration
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
 * Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records:
 * Lesson 1: The Spanish Alphabet
 * Lesson 2: Words and Dates
 * Lesson 3: Reading Spanish Records
 * Hispanic Online Resources