San José, Copán, Honduras 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

 * On March 7, 1890 it was created.
 * On July 23, 1921, the residents of the Village of Quezailica asked that said Village be separated from the municipality of San José and annexed to that of Santa Rosa 3.
 * On January 19, 1939 it was given the rank of Villa.
 * On March 1, 1954 it was given the title of city.
 * The municipality of San José has a population of approximately 7,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * San José de Copán (Copán) Registros civiles, 1911-1930 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for San José municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San José may be located in findagrave.com