Santa María Cahabón, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After Independence, Cahabón was one of the original municipalities of the State of Guatemala in 1825.
 * The Transversal Strip of the North was created in 1970, for the establishment of agrarian development by means of the moving of the natives to other sectors of the country.
 * In the mid-1970s, oil was discovered in the area, and senior Guatemalan officials took advantage to get rich by seizing the land; the opposition of the remaining people and the remaining residents resulted in a civil war.
 * The Municipality of Santa María Cahabón has a population of approximately 32,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1832-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of Santa María Cahabón. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Santa María Cahabón