Ocós, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1821, after the Independence of Central America, the Sanjón de Ocoz - as it was known at that time - was assigned to the Retalhuleu circuit.
 * From 1838 to 1840 he was part of the State of Los Altos.
 * In 1896, after the Herrera-Mariscal Treaty, its border with Mexico was established.
 * On January 23, 2014 the creation of the municipality of La Blanca was approved, which resulted in the loss of almost two thirds of its territory.
 * The municipality of Ocós has a population of approximately 20,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1892-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1919-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Ocós. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Ocós

Localities

 * Limones