Olopa, Chiquimula, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The town is of pre-Hispanic origin, whose inhabitants were the Chorti and later tribes of the Anahuac Valley.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, the towns of Olopa and Piedra de Amolar were assigned to the Chiquimula circuit.
 * On April 22, 1870 it was elevated to Olopa municipality.
 * On August 3, 1940, the demarcation of the Olopa lands in the municipality of Esquipulas was approved.
 * The municipality of Olopa has a population of approximately 24,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1696-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1909-1920 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of Olopa. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio De Olopa