Santa María Ostuma, La Paz, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The town of Satiago de Ostuma was inhabited on one of the slopes of the San Vicente volcano in the 1740s.
 * It belonged to the parish of Santiago Nonualco in 1770.
 * In 1786 it became part of the Zacatecoluca Party.
 * Santa María Ostuma belongs to the department of La Paz since 1852.
 * It was granted the title of town on April 10, 1912.
 * The municipality of Santa María Ostuma has a population of approximately 6,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Santa María Ostuma (La Paz) Registros civiles, 1839-1956(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Santa María Ostuma may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Santa María Ostuma
 * Address: Calle Ronda Sur, Santa María Ostuma