San Agustín Acasaguastlán, El Progreso, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1897, the stretch from San Agustín Acasaguastlán to Puerto Barrios del Ferrocarril del Norte was inaugurated.
 * At that time, Northern Guatemala was an unexplored region and the construction of the railway line was the beginning of the industrial and commercial exploitation of the region.
 * The railroad became uneconomic in the 1950s, when the government completed the construction of the Atlantic highway.
 * The municipality of San Agustín Acasaguastlán has a population of approximately 36,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1908 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1877-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1781-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1803-1895 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1742 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images