María Elena, Tocopilla, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * The municipality of María Elena was founded in 1979, based on the extraction of saltpeter.
 * Originally, the name of the country was Coya Norte.
 * In 2007, a strong earthquake with epicenter 80 km north of María Elena destroyed many buildings of the commune.
 * The María Elena commune has a population of approximately 4,600 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index & images($)
 * 1903-1928 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Select Marriages, 1579-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1899 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de María Elena

Localities

 * Quillagua
 * Rica Aventura
 * Toco
 * Francisco Vergara
 * Pedro de Valdivia