San José, Escuintla, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Formerly known as "El Zapote", the region became relevant with the installation of Puerto San José on the Pacific coast in the 1852s.
 * Twenty years later it was considered the main port of Guatemala, despite the fact that the conditions of passenger disembarkation were delayed, since passengers were still placed in light boats that took them from their boats to the beach.
 * The municipality of San José has a population of approximately 19,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1880-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1921-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1812-1958 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Gerneral de San José