Gualaco, Olancho, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1657, Gualaco was founded. It is not known exactly who founded it, at first it was called Gualala, later the name is changed to Gualaco.
 * In 1684, it only had 11 houses.
 * In the 1791 population count it belonged to the Curato de Silca, it was head of the León Alvarado District.
 * In 1810, it obtained the category of Municipality.
 * The municipality of Gualaco has a population of approximately 24,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1907-1912 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Church Records

 * 1811-1952 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Gualaco may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio General de Gualaco
 * Address: 2WGG+9PJ, Gualaco
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Cementerio General N° 2
 * Address: Calle sin nombre, Gualaco
 * Cementerio de Chindona
 * Address: Chindona, Gualaco