Genealogy in Agropoli
Tracing your Italian roots back to Agropoli (in Salerno province, Campania region) begins with understanding which records exist and where they are preserved. On this page you’ll find a clear guide to the civil, parish and historical sources available for genealogy in Agropoli.
Agropoli family history at a glance
- Region: Campania
- Province: Salerno
- Record types available: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: began in 1809 (when this area was part of the Kingdom of Naples)
- Parish registers: usually earlier than civil registration (sometimes dating back to the 1600s)
Research experience on families in Agropoli
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Agropoli, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Botti, Cantalupo, Caruccio, Cirillo, Coppola, De Marco, Di Marco, Esposito, Guariglia, Passaro, Rizzo, Ruocco, Russo, Spinelli, Volpe and others.
Many records relating to families and individuals are already stored in our databases and include, in addition to names and dates, further information such as occupations, residential addresses, and key family and social relationships within the Agropoli community in past centuries.
Part of the information used by ItalianSide in genealogy research derives from a proprietary archive of on-site research conducted over many years in Agropoli and by our experts. This archive includes studies, family trees, and data not available online, such as cross-referenced family relationships, occupational histories, deciphered or translated documents, residential patterns, and visual documentation.
Research activities may include all major sources available at municipal, provincial, and regional level:
• civil records
• parish registers
• notarial archives
• military records
• historical and photographic sources
Direct access to archives and a deep understanding of the local context allow for more complete and accurate results than research conducted remotely or based on partial sources alone. Research may be carried out using all available sources in both public and private archives.
Genealogy in Agropoli
If your ancestors came from Agropoli, in Salerno province (Campania region), the first step is to identify the local archives where records are kept. Most family history research starts from the civil registry office at the Comune and continues in parish and notary archives.
Where to begin your ancestry journey in Agropoli
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Agropoli are usually preserved in:
- Agropoli City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages and deaths) available from 1809 onwards.
- Agropoli parish churches: in Campania, parish registers that can trace family lines back to the 1600s, and in rare cases even earlier.
Civil Records (Stato Civile) in Agropoli
In towns and villages of Campania and across Salerno province, civil registration offices were established after 1809, following Napoleonic reforms in the former Kingdom of Naples. This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Agropoli from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Agropoli, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Agropoli during the past centuries, the City Office of Agropoli is usually the first place to start your family research. Our local expert can access these records on your behalf and interpret them correctly.
- Professions: discover what your ancestors did for a living.
- Addresses: find the street or house where the family lived in Agropoli.
- Family links: identify parents, witnesses and neighbours that appear in the records.
- Signatures and notes: see how your ancestors signed and read any marginal annotations.
If you prefer to contact the Town Hall by yourself, we suggest reading our genealogy tips for Italy. They include practical advice for research in Campania and specifically in Agropoli.
Population trends in Agropoli
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Agropoli from the Italian Unification (1861). Understanding how many people lived in the town over time is useful when interpreting migration and family movements.
Church Records in Agropoli
Church archives in Salerno province often preserve information that predates civil records. Parish registers include baptisms, marriages and burials and sometimes allow you to push your family tree back into the 1700s and 1600s.
In many areas of Campania, parish registers began around the 1500s. These manuscripts are not easy to access from abroad and can be hard to read without specific training.
Our local genealogists, graduated in history and archival studies, can consult the parish archives of Agropoli on your behalf and reconstruct your family history through the centuries.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Agropoli:
MADONNA DEL CARMINE – 84043 AGROPOLI SA
CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA – C.da le Matine
S. ANTONIO – C.da Moio
SACRO CUORE – C.da S. Marco
S. MARIA DELLE GRAZIE – P.zza della Repubblica
S. PIETRO – Piazza S. Pietro
Notary records and other historical sources
Another important source of information is represented by notary documents, which preserve wills, dowries, property sales and contracts. These records are usually kept in provincial and State Archives and can provide valuable details on the social and economic life of your family.
Planning a visit to Agropoli
From our experience, if you plan to visit Agropoli we always recommend starting the research months before your arrival. This way you avoid spending your holidays in offices or churches dealing with bureaucracy.
Remember that archives are not open to the general public and officers or priests are not required by law to grant direct access to the records.
With the results collected by our genealogist before your trip, you will have more time to enjoy the town and its surroundings, walking in the footsteps of your ancestors.
Professional help for research in Agropoli
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Agropoli area, write to agropoli@italianside.com or fill the form here. Our expert will study your request and reply with a research plan and a quote tailored to your family history.
Messages from other visitors in Agropoli
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Agropoli forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Agropoli with other people, feel free to leave a message.
Hi Richard!
I have Sarnicola in my family tree!
Botti and Rizzo, are my 2xs great grandparents, also born in Agropoli and immigrated to Wilmerding and Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
Federico “Fred” Botti aka. Bott (my 2xs great grandfather) was born in Italy abt 1865 and immigrated to America, abt 1888.
My 2xs great grandmother, Rosa Rizzo aka. Reitz immigrated to America abt 1891, with 3 children…”Charley”, “Joseph” and “Anna”.
My Great Grandfather, Joseph Botts moved to Falls Creek, Pennsylvania after his Mother, Rosa was murdered in Jan 1901
The mystery behind Rosa’s death was finally, discovered…during my extensive research.
It appears…we’re probably cousins!
Please help, if you recognize my great grandparents names.
Thank you!
Vicky
Looking for how to obtain birth certificate for my Father and Mother In Law. Both born in Agropoli. I do not speak, read or write Italian unfortunately.
Any advise would be most welcome. I live in Sydney Australia. Thank You, ChristineC
Im trying to find my grandmother and grandfather family. They lived as children in Agropoli. His name was Ernest Botti.
How do we get in touch with each other. I am from a small town just outside of Pittsburgh. (Wilmerding) were most the Italian are from Agropoli. My uncle was Sherman Sarnicola, and I have endless cousins in the Botti family.
My 2xs great grandfather was Federico Botti, born abt 1865 in Agropoli, Salerno, Italy.
He and my 2xs greatgrandmother, Rosa Rizzo came to America abt 1889, with two sons and a daughter (one son… was my great grandfather Giuseppe aka.Joseph).
They settled in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and used the surname Bott or Botts.
My 2xs greatgrandmother was murdered in 1901.
If anyone knows of my great grandparents and of their family…please respond.
Thank you,
Vicky
My great.grandfather’s.name wea Dominico Rizzo born in Agropoli, 1854. He married Tressa Sarnicola of Agropoli. I have traced my family as far back to 1800. Are there any earlier records.from the 1700s you can inform me of.for rhe town of Agropoli?
I am trying to find information on my great uncles, luigi and Rugero(Rodger ) Botti. They were born to Germano Botti and Antonio Cuocco in Agropoli ,Italy . I don’t have a birth date for Luigi but it would be around 1880. Birthdate for Rugero was April 11,1893. I have found a birthdate for Milziade on that date who was born to the same date. Could this be one and the same? I also have been told that there were 13 children to this family, only 9 were listed. Could you please help me with this. Thank you, Cathy Hazard
Cathy. My name is Luiz Botti. I’m brazilian. My grandfather was Carmine Botti. Carmine married with Goliana Giorgio in Brazil. Children: Giovanni Botti, Antonetta Botti, and others. The grandfather’s twin brother: Giovanni Botti. Giovanni married with Vincenza Scotti. Children of Giovanni Botti and Vincenza Scotti:Luigi Botti, Andrea Botti, Ruggiero Botti, Antonetta Botti, Francesco Botti/ Stefano Botti, Germano Botti and Maria Botti. They were born to Germano Botti and Antonia Cuoco in Agropoli, Italy.
Please I would like to know more details about Botti’s family in United States or Italy, if possible.
Hello Cathy!
My name is Nathalia and I saw your message on Italianside.
We share the same great-great-grand father. My great-grandfather was Carmine Botti, son of Germano Botti. Luigi is listed as one of the witnesses of Carmine’s wedding in Brazil. Carmine and Luigi apparently immigrated to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Let’s share information 🙂
Thanks!
Nathalia
I am planning to find my relatives of my paternal grandfather, Biagio Sarnicola, who immigrated from Agropli to NYC in the late 1890’s. He was born in Agropli January 1889 and died in California in 1989, after moving from NYC. I am taking my first trip to Italy next year and am trying to locate relatives that may still be there. Is there a directory of names I could consult? Thank you.