Villanueva, Cortés, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * The municipality was created on August 28, 1871, by a small group of residents from Santa Bárbara.
 * Formerly Villanueva was a village called Llano Viejo and due to flooding in the sector it was relocated to the place where it is currently calling it with the new village name Villanueva.
 * It was declared a municipality on August 28, 1871.
 * It was declared a city in March 1945.
 * The municipality of Villanueva has a population of approximately 178,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Villanueva (Cortés) Registros civiles, 1906-1930 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Villanueva municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Villanueva may be located in FindAGrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal en Barrio José Trinidad Cabañas
 * Cementerio Municipal del Sector Dos Caminos
 * Cementerio Municipal de El Venado
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Isidro
 * Cementerio Municipal de El Calán
 * Cementerio Municipal de El Marañón
 * Cementerio Municipal de El Sauce
 * Cementerio Municipal de Nueva Suyapa
 * Cementerio privado en Barrio Cabañas
 * Cementerio privado en Sector El Pinto
 * Cementerio privado en El Higo
 * Cementerio de Villanueva
 * Dirección: 8253+2H6, Villanueva
 * Cementerio de Villanueva #2
 * Dirección: Calle sin nombre, Villanueva
 * Cementerio de El Milagro
 * Dirección: 8295+2PC, Villanueva