Genealogy in San Biagio Platani
Tracing your Italian roots back to San Biagio Platani (in Agrigento province, Sicilia 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 San Biagio Platani.
San Biagio Platani family history at a glance
- Region: Sicilia
- Province: Agrigento
- Type of records: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: from 1809 onwards
- Parish records: often older than civil records (in some cases from the 1600s)
How to research your ancestry in San Biagio Platani
Thanks to its network of local experts, Italianside has developed significant experience in genealogical research in the province of Agrigento. For this reason, over the years it has become a reliable reference for those wishing to reconnect with their Italian roots and could be a key partner in the success of your research too. You can read the feedbacks of our customers on our testimonials page
Our experts in Sicilia region, conducted genealogy research on historical families from San Biagio Platani, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Amella, Bonanno, Bongiovanni, Caldara, Calderone, Canzoneri, Conte, Di Franco, Di Piazza, Midulla, Palumbo, Sabella, Savarino, Sciortino, Tirrito 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 San Biagio Platani 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 San Biagio Platani and Sicilia 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
• cadastral and property records
• historical and photographic sources available in private archives
Direct access to local archives and a deep understanding of the local context allow for more complete and accurate results. Research may be carried out using all available sources in both public and private archives.
ItalianSide research: Beyond Names and Dates
Italian genealogy is deeply local. It can’t be reduced only about collecting birth and death dates.
In Sicilia, every municipality — including San Biagio Platani — has its own archival history, record‑keeping traditions, and unique documentary sources. This is why Italianside is able to help you in your Italian ancestry research, through a national network of local experts, each specialized in the archives of their specific territory.
Our researcher who works in San Biagio Platani and in the Province of Agrigento knows how to navigate local civil, parish, military, and notarial records, uncovering details that go far beyond basic dates. By combining national coordination and methodology with deep local expertise, our researcher will bring your ancestors’ stories back to life within the history of the San Biagio Platani community.
Civil Records (Stato Civile) in San Biagio Platani
In towns and villages of Sicilia and in Agrigento province, civil registration offices were established in 1809. This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of San Biagio Platani from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from San Biagio Platani, please follow this link.)
If you know that your ancestors lived in San Biagio Platani during the past centuries, the City Office of San Biagio Platani 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 San Biagio Platani.
- 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 Sicilia and specifically in San Biagio Platani.
Population trends in San Biagio Platani
The chart below shows the demographic trends in San Biagio Platani 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 San Biagio Platani
Church archives in Agrigento 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 Sicilia, 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 San Biagio Platani 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 San Biagio Platani:
S. BIAGIO – Corso Umberto
SACRA FAMIGLIA – Via Nazionale
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.
The provincial archive is:
Archivio di Stato di Agrigento
Address: via Mazzini, 185 – Agrigento
Phone: +390922602400
Days and opening hours: from monday to friday 8.00 – 18.00; saturday 8.30 – 13.30. weekly closing: Sunday; no reservation
or
Archivio di Stato di Agrigento. Deposito sussidiario
Address: via Piersanti Mattarella, 237 – Agrigento
Phone: +39 0922602400
Days and opening hours: 9:00 – 13:00; no reservation
or
Archivio di Stato di Agrigento. Sezione di Sciacca
Address: via Figuli, 28/30 – Sciacca
Phone: 092524896
Days and opening hours: monday: 08,30-13,45 tuesday: 08,30-13,45;14,30-17,15 wednesday: 08,30-13,45 thursday: 08,30-13,45;14,3-17,15 friday: 08,30-13,45 saturday: 08,30-13,45 weekly closing: Sunday; no reservation
Military records
Conscription lists and service records documenting physical descriptions, dates and places of enlistment, units and ranks held, periods of service, military postings, transfers, and movements, often providing detailed insight into an individual’s life beyond civil registration.
Cadastral and property records in San Biagio Platani
Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within San Biagio Platani. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.
Historical and photographic sources available in private archives
Historical photographs, prints, and documents from private collections—including ItalianSide’s archive of vintage images from San Biagio Platani and Sicilia region are available. Old pictures add significant value to your family history research and offer a real sense of the places where your ancestors once lived.
Planning a visit to San Biagio Platani
From our experience, if you plan to visit San Biagio Platani 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 San Biagio Platani
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the San Biagio Platani area, write to sanbiagioplatani@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 San Biagio Platani
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the San Biagio Platani forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in San Biagio Platani with other people, feel free to leave a message.
Anybody from San Biagio Platani? My paternal Grandmother’s ancestry has some gaps that need to be filled. Her father (Baldassare also known as Rosario) was the son of his father Antonino Cardella’s first wife Angela Graziano. I have been unable to find much information about her other than an acknowledgement of her death on the marriage certificate of Antonino to his second wife Alfonsa Barcellona. Same holds true for Baldassare’s wife Angela Chiapparo. Her parents are listed on the marriage certificate and her death certificate as Carmelo Chiapparo and Carmela Mendola. When Angela Chiapparo was married, her parents were listed as deceased. Also, is anyone going to take pictures of the graves and their markers in San Biagio Platani to upload to the sites “Find a Grave” and/or “Billion Graves?”
Hi, I am looking for information on my greatgrandparents Salvatore Spicola & Aloisia Caldarone both of the San Biagio Platani Agrigento area my nonna is Felicia Spicola born 1893.
Thank you for any help you can give me
Anyone have any information on the Savarino family from San Biagio. My grandfather Philippo and his brother Dominic came to America around 1910.
Ciao, sono Emmanuele di San Biagio Platani, il nonno di mio nonno Antonino Savarino era andato in America nel 1910-15. Voi in quale parte dell’America abitate?
Hi, I’m Emanuele from San Biagio Platani, the grandfather of my grandfather, Antonino Savarino had gone to America in 1910-15. What part of America do you live in?
My grandfather on my mother’s side was Salvatore Spicola. He was from San Biagio. He emigrated to the U.S.
How likely is it that there could be Two persons with this name from that little town?
Bob
Hi….I am looking for a way to get any record that my mother was born in the area of San Biagio/Agrigento Her name is Rosa Miceli, born March 5, 1920. Her father was Gerlando Miceli and her mother was Mattia Cammarata, Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Giuseppe (Joe) Favatella immigrated from San Biagio around 1900. He was born Jan 5th, 1893. He had family members that stayed. I would like any information about his parents and siblings. Thanks
Hi,
Im looking for a grave site for our great-great-granparents, Agostino Marino who was born around 1851 in San Biagio Platani and his wife Benedetta LaRosa. Augustino died on 30 Mar 1939, and his wife Benedetta died on 13 Oct 1936. Both are buried in San Biagio Platani. According to the death records, they lived in “Via Bellini al numero 3” until their deaths. I would like know how to find the location of their grave sites.
Thank you
Hi, I have the names of my Great Grandparents, Antonina Amelia Giffa & Vincenzo
Nigliazzo both from San Biagio Plantani, in the Agrigento Area. They were married there in Sicily & moved to the United States. I was wondering if you could help me with any family information?? I would really appreciate it!!!
Concetta
Hi…I have the names of my great grandparents Stefano Tirrito from san biagio platani . and Antonina Amella from Agrigento area….was wondering if u can help me with any family information…Antonina and Stefano had been married there in sicily…they had a few daughters named named rose, stella…and stefanos dad was Ignazia Tirrito…Thank u sovery much..