San Marcos, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The town was founded on April 25, 1533.
 * With the foundation of the State of Guatemala in 1825, San Marcos was established as one of the original municipalities of the State.
 * In 1838 San Marcos joined the region formed by the ephemeral State of Los Altos, until Guatemela regained it by force.
 * It was annexed to the town of San Pedro Sacatepéquez on December 16, 1935, thus forming a single municipality called La Unión San Marcos.
 * The San Marcos Union was suppressed on July 20, 1945, and the municipalities of San Pedro Sacatepéquez and San Marcos were established again, the latter becoming the head of the department again.
 * The municipality of San Marcos has a population of approximately 49,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1834-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Parish Records

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

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Marcos
 * Cementerio General San Francisco Soche