Tortel, Capitán Prat, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * European settlers began to populate the area in 1903.
 * Between 1940 and 1944 much of the territory was burned.
 * The Tortel commune was created on August 27, 1970.
 * The commune has a population of approximately 550 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records only for the commune of Tortel. See the records of neighboring communes.

Church Records

 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de La Isla de los Muertos

Localities

 * Tortel