Boaco, Boaco, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * The Old Boaco or Old Boaco was located to the east of the current homonymous city.
 * It was founded by Spanish settlers who emigrated from what is now Guatemala.
 * Between 1752 and 1772, the population of what was called Boaquito moved to higher ground, where the city of Boaco is today, mainly due to the endemic diseases and floods that regularly occurred in the lowlands during the time of rains
 * On February 4, 1910, the government of José Madriz established the department of Jerez with the city of Boaco as its capital. However, the Conservative government reversed that law.
 * On July 18, 1935, the department of Boaco was created, incorporating the municipality of Boaco among others.
 * Boaco was designated head of the department.
 * The Municipality of Boaco has a population of approximately 62,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1904-2012 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1813-1945 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1701, 1714 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Boaco municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Boaco
 * Direction: Semáforo de la Salida hacia Managua 1/2 C. al Este, Boaco
 * Cementerio del Empalme de Boaco