San Rafael, Chalatenango, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The canton or valley Llano Grande arose in 1807 in the district of Chaltenango.
 * It was erected in a town with the name of San Rafael on January 31, 1881, being made up of the cantons: Desamparados, Morritos and Ojos de Agua.
 * On May 12, 1902 the cantons: Tobías, Rastro, Chilamates and Las Flores were annexed to the municipality, which were segregated and annexed again to the municipality of Santa Rita.
 * On July 15, 1919, the municipality of San Rafael was segregated from the district of Tejutla and incorporated into the District of Dulce Nombre de María.
 * The municipality of San Rafael has a population of approximately 4,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * San Rafael (Chalatenango) Registros civiles, 1885-1920(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Rafael may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Rafael, Chalatenango