Paihuano, Elqui, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * During the Colony it was called "the interior of Elqui".
 * It was established as a sub-branch dependent on Vicuña in 1853.
 * It was designated as a commune in 1881.
 * The commune of Paihuano has a population of approximately 4,300 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1932 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Parish Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1873-1961 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Paihuano
 * Cementerio de Montegrande
 * Cementerio de Pisco Elqui

Localities

 * Montegrande
 * La Union
 * Pisco Elqui
 * Cochiguaz