Nahuizalco, Sonsonate, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Town of pre-Hispanic times, originally inhabited by the Pipils.
 * In colonial times Nahuizalco belonged to the mayor's office of Sonsonate.
 * In the year 1823, it finally moved to the department of Sonsonate.
 * It was granted the title of town on October 21, 1858.
 * It was awarded the title of city on August 5, 1955.
 * The municipality of Nahuizalco has a population of approximately 49,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Nahuizalco municipality.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Juan Bautista (Nahuizalco, Sonsonate) Registros parroquiales, 1697-1969 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Nahuizalco may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal Nahuizalco
 * Direction: Pasaje 3 desde Carretera Tamanique, Nahuizalco
 * Cementerio Municipal Paraíso
 * Direction: Avenida O, Nahuizalco