Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * The Municipality of Rivas was founded in 1835.
 * In 1717 Rivas became a Villa.
 * Villa de Rivas became a city in 1835.
 * The Municipality of Rivas has a population of approximately 54,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1880-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1837-1972 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1918 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1898-1963 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Rivas municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Rivas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Rivas
 * Direction: C5J9+7F6, Rivas
 * Cementerio rural La Virgen
 * Cementerio rural Veracruz
 * Cementerio rural Popoyuapa