San Mateo, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * When the districts were established to provide justice in 1825, San Mateo was assigned to the Quezaltenango circuit.
 * The town was elevated to the category of municipality on February 6, 1883.
 * The municipality of San Mateo has a population of approximately 6,500 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1880-1931 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1688-1913 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : Padrón del pueblo de San Mateo, 1821 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio municipal de San Mateo

Localities

 * San José Pachimachó