Jalapa, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * Jalapa was part of the parish of Segovia, where Ciudad Antigua was the seat of the parish.
 * It was established as a municipality in 1891.
 * Parish was created in 1908 dismembering the parish of Ciudad Antigua. It was called Parish of the Assumption and later it was changed to Immaculate Conception of Mary.
 * Over time, the population of the municipality increased with emigrant families, some from the Republic of Honduras and other regions of the country such as Ocotal, Jícaro, Mozonte.
 * The municipality of Jalapa has a population of approximately 72,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Jalapa municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Jalapa municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Jalapa municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Jalapa municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Jalapa
 * Direction: Calle Real, Jalapa
 * In the rural sector there are 5 cemeteries