El Rosario, Morazán, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Population of Lenca origin; Araute.
 * Its primitive name means "fallen valley".
 * In 1836 it was known as Villa El Rosario and it belonged to the Osicala district.
 * For the year 1824 it was part of San Miguel.
 * Since 1875 it is part of the department of Morazán.
 * The municipality of El Rosario has a population of approximately 1,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * El Rosario (Morazán) Registros civiles, 1901-1920(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

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

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of El Rosario may be located in findagrave.com