La Paz, Canelones, Uruguay Genealogy

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

History

 * The municipality of La Paz was created on March 15, 2010.
 * The municipality of La Paz has a population of approximately 20,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros parroquiales : parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Paz, La Paz, 1875-2003(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Registros civiles, 1860-2001- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Indice nacional alfabético de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1900-1937 - index and browsable images
 * Inventario de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1879-1929 - browsable images

Church Records

 * 1726-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Transcripción de registros parroquiales, ca. 1791-1880 - browse images, partial coverage; use the image indexes (indices) to see the volume number (tomo), page number (foja), and act (acta) that will be needed to navigate the rest of the digitized microfilm.

Census Records

 * Uruguay, Canelones, censos, 1790-1836- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de La Paz
 * Cementerio Israelita de La Paz: Fundado el 28 de noviembre de 1917, constituye el único cementerio judío del Uruguay

Localities

 * Barrio Aires Puros
 * Barrio Cópola
 * Barrio La Lucha
 * Costa y Guillamón
 * La Paz
 * Villa Paz S.