San Vicente Pacaya, Escuintla, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * At the beginning of its existence it was part of the department of Amatitlán and the first settlers came from the municipality of Palín.
 * Created on October 22, 1887.
 * When the department of Amatitlán was dismembered in 1935, San Vicente Pacaya became part of the department of Escuintla.
 * The municipality of San Vicente Pacaya has a population of approximately 7,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1932 (*) 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

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal San Vicente Pacay
 * Cementerio Nuevo Mexico
 * Cementerio Hamburgo

Localities

 * Bejucal
 * El Cedro
 * El Patrocinio
 * El Pozo
 * Los Chagüites
 * San Francisco De Sales