El Carmen, La Unión, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * This municipality had its origin in the "Valle de Los Almendros" hamlet, within the district of La Unión, which was already flourishing at the beginning of the second half of the 19th century.
 * The creation of the municipality was issued on March 4, 1874, thereby creating the town of El Carmen.
 * On May 21, 1998, the town of El Carmen was promoted to the title of town.
 * On May 17, 2001 it obtained the title of City.
 * Carmen has a population of approximately 12,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * El Carmen (La Unión) Registros civiles, 1903-1931 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of El Carmen may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio El Carmen
 * Direction: 7ª Avenida Norte, El Carmen