Huitán, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Formerly known as «Tal-Much». The first inhabitants of the municipality of Cajolá proceeded with the intention of cutting the abundant pastures to feed their sheep, goats and other animals.
 * Ladino settlers from the municipalities of San Carlos Sija, Valle de Écija, San Lorenzo and San Marcos settled in the place to live formally because of the abundant crops that were produced in Paxoj.
 * The municipality was founded in 1886 under the name of "Huitán".
 * The municipality of Huitán has a population of approximately 10,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1930 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Huitán
 * Cementerio de Aldea Huitancito

Localities

 * Bixben
 * Huitancito
 * Paxoj
 * Vixbén