El Salvador Genealogy

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Getting started with El Salvador research
See the tutorials in FamilySearch.org pertaining to Latin American research.

Si usted entiende español
Le invitamos a buscar información en español en la página de El Salvador en el wiki de FamilySearch español. También le invitamos a compartir información útil allí: https://wiki.familysearch.org/es/El_Salvador

Jurisdictions
El Salvador is divided into 14 departments (departamentos), which, in turn, are subdivided into 262 municipalities (municipios).

Department names and abbreviations for the 14 Salvadoran Departments:

Research Tools

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 * Research Guide: BYU Research Outline for El Salvador
 * El Salvador Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Websites

Help Wanted
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

Featured Content
Today's featured article is El Salvador Civil Registrations.

Did you know?
In 1969 El Salvador fought with it's neighbor Honduras in what would become known as the Football War.

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Wiki article describing these collections are found at:


 * El Salvador Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * El Salvador Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * El Salvador Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)