Sibinal, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1821 Sibinal was assigned to the Cuilco circuit at the conclusion of the Independence of Central America.
 * It was incorporated in 1838 to the State of Los Altos until it recovered the region of Guatemala in 1840.
 * Its border with Mexico was established in 1896 as a result of the Herrera-Mariscal Treaty.
 * The municipality of Sibinal has a population of approximately 27,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1874-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Sibinal. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de Sibinal
 * Cementerio Checamba

Localities

 * Chocabj
 * Cocabaj
 * San Andrés Cheoj
 * San Antonio Las Barrancas
 * Vegas del Volcán