Yayantique, La Unión, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1770, as the head of the Conchagua parish, it had about 472 settlers divided into 77 families.
 * From 1786 he was incorporated into the party of San Alejo.
 * After being separated from San Miguel, it became part of the department of La Unión since 1865.
 * The evolution of the name of this site has been Yayan (1549), San Juan Yayantique (1574) and Yayantique (1577, 1808).
 * The municipality of Yayantique has a population of approximately 6,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * Yayantique (La Unión) Registros civiles, 1902-1923(*) 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 Yayantique may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio General de Yayantique
 * Address: Yayantique
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 06:00–18:00