Santa Rita, Chalatenango, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * El Potrero de Santa Rita by 1807 had become a village belonging to the Tejutla district.
 * A town was erected in 1822.
 * From June 12, 1824 to May 13, 1833, the town of Santa Rita became part of the department of San Salvador.
 * From May 13, 1833 to October 21, 1833 it was annexed to the department of Tejutla.
 * It became part of the department of San Salvador on May 22, 1835.
 * Then it came under the jurisdiction of the department of Cuscatlán.
 * Years later it was permanently annexed to the department of Chalatenango.
 * On April 28, 1903, the Santa Rita neighborhood was once again a town, head of the Santa Rita municipality.
 * On July 15, 1919, the municipality was segregated from the Tejutla district and annexed to the Dulce Nombre de María district.
 * The municipality of Santa Rita has a population of approximately 6,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Santa Rita (Chaltenango) Registros civiles, 1891-1920 - 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 Santa Rita may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Santa Rita
 * Direction: Calle Sin Nombre, Santa Rita