San Jorge, San Miguel, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The community of San Jorge is of Lenca origin.
 * It was called, El Valle del Zapote, and later as the Joya del Zapote canton, in the jurisdiction of Chinameca, in the Department of San Miguel.
 * It became a town with the name of San Jorge, on July 10, 1920, later adding the Joya de Ventura canton.
 * It reached the title of town in 1998.
 * It obtained the title of city in 1999.
 * The municipality of San Jorge has a population of approximately 9,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * San Jorge (San Miguel) Registros civiles, 1921-2000(*) 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 Jorge may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Jorge
 * Direction: 6ª Calle Oriente, San Jorge