Santiago Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times was part of the encomienda of Atitlan of the Royal Crown.
 * He joined the extensive department of Sololá / Huehuetenango after the Independence of Central America in 1821.
 * In 1838 he joined the ephemeral State of Los Altos until he reincorporated it to the State of Guatemala in 1840.
 * The municipality of Santiago Atitlán has a population of approximately 46,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1955 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1973-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1625-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1683-1939 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1751 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal #1 de Santiago Atitlán
 * Cementerio Municipal #2 de Santiago Atitlán
 * Cementerio Cerro de Oro
 * Cementerio Cantón Panabaj
 * Cementerio aldea San Antonio Chacaya

Localities

 * San Antonio Chacayá
 * Cerro de Oro