Santa Bárbara, Santa Bárbara, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1761, the town of Santa Bárbara was solidly established.
 * In the population count of 1791, it was one of the towns that formed the parish of Tencoa.
 * On September 22, 1818, the title of city was granted.
 * The department of Santa Bárbara was founded on June 28, 1825.
 * In 1921 the Aldea de Macholoa, which belonged to the municipality of San Nicolás, was annexed.
 * On November 12, 1940, the Santa Bárbara Departmental District was created, made up of the Municipality of Santa Bárbara.
 * In 1957 municipal autonomy is returned.
 * The municipality of Santa Bárbara has a population of approximately 47,400 people.

Civil Registration

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

Church Records

 * 1761-1969 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Santa Bárbara may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Santa Bárbara
 * Direction: WQC4+F4J, Santa Bárbara
 * Cementerio Gualjoco
 * Direction: XQ45+GQH, Gualjoco