Santa Rosa Guachipilín, Santa Ana, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The village of Guachipilín was formed around the comedies of the first half of the 19th century, under the jurisdiction of Metapán.
 * In the Law of February 18, 1841, it already appears as one of the electoral cantons of the Metapán district.
 * By Legislative Decree of April 10, 1894, this village was segregated from its original municipality and was incorporated into that of Nueva Concepción, in the department of Chalatenango, together with the Apanta and Matazano valleys. This situation lasted for a very short time, as the three villages returned to the municipality of Metapán.
 * By Legislative Decree of June 28, 1916, they were erected in town, with the name of Santa Rosa Guachipilín.
 * The new town was divided from Metapán by the current of the Lempa River and added to the administrative district of Metapán, in the department of Santa Ana.
 * The municipality of Santa Rosa Guachipilín has a population of approximately 7,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Santa Rosa Guachipilín municipality.

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 Santa Rosa Guachipilín may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal Santa Rosa Guachipilín
 * Direction: Calle a Barrio Los Conacaste, Santa Rosa Guachipilín