Salto, Uruguay Genealogy

Guide to Salto Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History

 * The city of Salto began to form from a Portuguese military camp in 1817, being elevated on June 8, 1863 to the category of city.
 * The department of Salto was created on June 17, 1837 in territories that previously belonged to the department of Paysandú.
 * The department of Salto has a population of approximately 125,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1861-2001- 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

Parish Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Salto, Salto) Registros parroquiales, 1819-1982  - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 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.
 * 1750-1900 - Uruguay, Select Baptisms, 1750-1900 - in Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1840-1900 - Uruguay, Select Marriages, 1840-1900 - in Ancestry ($) — index and images

Census Records

 * Uruguay, Salto, censos, 1833-1834- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Central de Salto
 * Parque Jardín de los Azahares