Padre Noguera, Mérida, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * On March 25, 1963, the Padre Noguera Municipality was founded, remaining within the then Libertad District.
 * On December 3, 1964, the name of the Libertad District was changed to Archbishop Chacón, today the Archbishop Chacón Municipality.
 * By 1975 studies began to build a dam, construction work began in 1980 forcing the disappearance of 20 of the 23 villages that existed in the municipality, leaving only the villages of La Florida, El Vegón and Tucupido plus the capital Santa Maria de Caparo.
 * On March 30, 1986, it was elevated to Padre Noguera Autonomous Municipality.
 * The Municipality of Padre Noguera has a population of approximately 4,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Padre Noguera municipality.

Church Records

 * 1963-2004 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Padre Noguera municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal Padre Noguera