San Pedro Perulapán, Cuscatlán, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The town is of pre-Columbian Nahua origin.
 * By 1550 it had a population of 1,100 inhabitants, and by 1770 it was 4,756.
 * It was erected as the head of the parish of the same name in 1795.
 * It belonged to the department of San Salvador from 1824 to 1835.
 * Since 1835 it has been part of the department of Cuscatlán.
 * The municipality of San Pedro Perulapán has a population of approximately 44,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * San Pedro Perulapán (Cuscatlán) Registros civiles, 1862-1939(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Pedro Perulapán may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio General de San Pedro Perulapan
 * Address: San Pedro Perulapan
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas