Chile Genealogy

Guide to Chile ancestry, family history and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Country Information
Chile is a country in South America bordered by Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish.

Chile Clickable Map
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Regions
Chile is politically divided into 15 regions, which are both named and numbered (designated by a Roman Numeral). Provinces are listed for each region.

More Chile Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Chile.
 * Chile Resources
 * Improve your Search Results
 * Researching Easter Island
 * Latin American Research online tutoral

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * FamilySearch Chile Record Collections
 * Family History Center locator map

Research Tutorials

 * Search page
 * Introduction to Hispanic Research
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigration
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
 * Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records:
 * Lesson 1: The Spanish Alphabet
 * Lesson 2: Words and Dates
 * Lesson 3: Reading Spanish Records
 * Hispanic Online Resources