San Lorenzo, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The town was elevated to the category of municipality on May 25, 1812.
 * At the conclusion of the Independence of Central America in 1821, San Lorenzo became part of the department of Quezaltenango / Soconusco.
 * In 1838 it was included in the State of Los Altos, until the region was recovered for Guatemala in 1840.
 * The municipality of San Lorenzo has a population of approximately 8,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1811-1947 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Localities

 * Cerra Grande
 * Corinto Zacualpa
 * El Porvenir Talquichó
 * Pancho de León
 * San José Río Hondo
 * Santa Rosa