Nuevo Celilac, Santa Bárbara, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1684, it appeared as the Sililaca Town of the Tencoa Party (now the Department of Santa Bárbara).
 * In the first population count of 1791, it was a town of the Curato de Tencoa and it was called Celilaca.
 * The settlers were hit by an epidemic forcing them to emigrate to another territory known as Tuliapa and they established themselves calling it Nuevo Celilac.
 * In the territorial political division of 1825, it appears as a parish of the Department of Santa Bárbara.
 * In 1859, it was given the category of municipality.
 * The municipality of Nuevo Celilac has a population of approximately 6,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * Nuevo Celilac (Santa Bárbara) Registros civiles, 1906-1933 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica (San Nicolás, Santa Bárbara) Registros parroquiales, 1891-1940 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Nuevo Celilac may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Nuevo Celilac
 * Dirección: S.B, Nuevo Celilac
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Cementerio de Nuevo Jalapa
 * Dirección: V-439, Nuevo Jalapa, Nuevo Celilac