Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times the convent and doctrine of "Concepción de Güegüetenango" had charge of the Mercedarian friars, and it became one of the eleven curatos of the province and mayor of Totonicapam.
 * As the political center of the state of Guatemala, Huehuetenango was established as the seat of the circuit of the same name in the district of Totonicapán.
 * The municipality of Huehuetenango has a population of approximately 109,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1706-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1796-1904 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1804-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1810-1819 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General Huehuetenango Direction: 6 Calle Y 10 Avenida Zona
 * Nuevo Cementerio Chiloja Canxac y Jumaj
 * Cementerio municipal Direction: Carretera San Antonio Huista-Jacaltenango
 * Cementerio Los Olivos
 * Cementerio Segundo Carrrizal
 * Cementerio De Corral Chiquito