Cuisnahuat, Sonsonate, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Cuisnahuat was a Pipil settlement, founded by the people of Tonalá who were located in the mountains of the Costa del Bálsamo.
 * In 1770 it was a town attached to the Parish of Guaymoco.
 * Later it joined the mayor of San Salvador.
 * As of June 12, 1824, the town of Cuisnahuat was included in the district of Opico and the department of San Salvador.
 * It was incorporated in the district of Izalco and the Department of Sonsonate by the Law of September 30, 1836.
 * The municipality of Cuisnahuat has a population of approximately 12,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * Cuisnahuat (Sonsonate) Registros civiles, 1885-1973 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica (Cuisnahuat, Sonsonate) Registros parroquiales, 1807-1838 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Cuisnahuat may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio General Cuisnahuat