Compostela Valley Province, Philippines Genealogy

Asia Philippines  Compostela Valley Province

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Compostela Valley, the 78th province in the country, was carved out of Davao del Norte Province on January 30, 1998.

The origin of the province’s inhabitants came from the ethnic tribes of the Mansaka, Mandaya, Manobo, Mangguangan, Dibabawon, Aeta, Kamayo, Davaweño and Kalagan. Similar to the history of other Mindanao provinces, most of the present populations of the province are descendants of migrants who came from Luzon and Visayas islands during the pre-war and post war eras. The bigger wave of immigrants came during the time of President Ramon Magsaysay wherein the policy of attraction adopted by the national government was to offer parcels of land to tenant-farmers. Although a virtual melting pot, the Visayans (mostly Cebuano-speaking) are the dominant group in Compostela Valley.

Cemeteries

 * Glorious Resurrection Memorial Park
 * Tibungco Cemetery
 * Buhangin Memorial Park
 * Old Chinese Cemetery
 * Davao Masonic Cemetery
 * San Pedro Memorial Park
 * Find A Grave

Websites

 * Compostela Valley Wikipedia
 * Compostela Valley Province Government Website
 * Compostela Valley
 * ZIP Codes & Phone Area Code