Yuscarán, El Paraíso, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * The city of Yuscarán was one of the most important mining emporiums in Honduras.
 * The city is also known by the name of San José de Yuscarán.
 * It was founded in 1730.
 * For the year 1869 the department of El Paraíso was created, Yuscarán became the head of this new department.
 * On September 13, 1872, this decision was abolished and in 1874 it was reestablished as the departmental capital of El Paraíso.
 * The municipality of Yuscarán has a population of approximately 16,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1906-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1748-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Yuscarán may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio General de Yuscarán
 * Address: X4HG+H72, Yuscarán
 * El Cementerio en barrio El Calvario
 * Cementerio de la Plaza Central
 * El Cementerio de Capiro
 * Panteoncito de los Fortín
 * El Cementerio de la Familia Córdova
 * El Cementerio de los Extranjeros
 * Cementerio de la Aldea Agua Fría
 * Cementerio de la Aldea el Coyol
 * Cementerio de la Aldea Chagüite Oriente
 * Cementerio de la Aldea la Ciénaga