Papelón, Portuguesa, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Sabana Dulce, was the name of this region in 1778, where there was a rich cattle herd, and where the owner of the estate ordered the construction of a chapel.
 * Because of the growing group of neighbors, a Decree of Bishop Mariano Martí) and another of Captain General Don Juan Guillelmi, on the 26th of the same month and year, promulgated the dismemberment of this community, together with 11 others from the City of Guanare ; thus erecting the Parish of San Pedro de Papelón.
 * The modern Papelón was converted into a Municipality in 1988.
 * The Municipality of Papelón has a population of approximately 16,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1883-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1894-1923 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1954-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Papelón municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Papelón
 * Direction: WGVM+MG9, Papelón