Jerez, Jutiapa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In pre-Hispanic times, the area occupied by the municipality of Jutiapa was inhabited by groups such as the Zacatecos, who also inhabited especially the Sierra de Los Cardos.
 * Jerez began to separate on January 20, 1570.
 * The municipality of Jerez has a population of approximately 58,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1890-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1890-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of Jerez. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Jerez
 * Cementerio Municipal Nuestra Señora de la Merced

Localities

 * Escarbadero
 * La Esmeralda