Santa Cruz el Chol, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Its original name was "Santa Cruz Belén de los Indios Choles" and is one of the oldest municipalities of the Verapaces, with more than four hundred years of existence.
 * The constitution mentions El Chol and the plain of Urran - simply called "Chol" and "Urrán", respectively.
 * In the 1880 census, Santa Cruz el Chol appeared as a municipality in the political demarcation of the Republic of Guatemala.
 * The municipality of Santa Cruz el Chol has a population of approximately 9,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1685-1959 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1775-1791 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Santa Cruz of Chol
 * Cementerio Ojo of Agua
 * Cementerio Lo of Reyes

Localities

 * Agua Caliente
 * El Apazote
 * La Concepción
 * Lo de Reyes
 * Los Amates
 * Los Jobos
 * Los Lochuyes
 * Ojo de Agua
 * Pacoc