O'Higgins, Chaco, Argentina Genealogy

Guide to Department of O'Higgins ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * Here there was an abra (pampa)(small ravine] with ñandúes (rhea-birds), and the original village of the Mocoví. Inhabitants of this region hunted these birds and ate their eggs.
 * In 1933 Gonzalo Valentín Pando (settler) made plans of a town that in honor of his brother would bear the name of Bernardo.
 * The Department of O'Higgins has a population of approximately 20,000 people.

Parish Records

 * There are no records for the department of O'Higgins.

Census Records

 * 2º Censo Nacional, 1895 : Chaco (Province) - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal Juan Pablo II

Municipalities

 * La Clotilde
 * La Tigra
 * San Bernardo