Goascorán, Valle, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * The town of Goascorán was founded in the place called "Playa Grande del Guayabal" today "Costa de los Amates", in the year 1686.
 * Due to the incursions of the English pirates in this area, it was decided to look for a more central place, moving to the place called San Jerónimo.
 * While in San Jerónimo, the raids continued, which is why its inhabitants decided to move to the place where it is currently located.
 * In 1971 it appears as the head of the Curato de Goascorán and was one of the towns that was part of Comayagua in the first political division of 1825.
 * The municipality of Goascorán has a population of approximately 14,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1910-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Church Records

 * 1814-1956 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Goascorán may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Goascorán
 * Direction: J762+926, Goascorán
 * Cementerio Comunitario
 * Direction: H86G+PJC,
 * Cementerio de Piedras Blancas
 * Direction: F7GC+V8F, Piedras Blancas, Goascorán
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas