San José, La Unión, El Salvador 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

 * The population arose at the request of the cantons El Chagüite and La Joya (of the municipality of Bolívar); and El Platanar, Sombrerito and Chagüitillo (from Pasaquina), in which they asked to establish themselves in town.
 * The petition was approved on January 18, 1871 by the National Assembly.
 * On August 15, 1955 it reached the category of villa.
 * The municipality of San José has a population of approximately 3,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * San José (La Unión) Registros civiles, 1905-1920(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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 San José may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San José
 * Direction: Calle Leónidas Martínez, San José