Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * From 1540 to approximately 1573 the territory that is now Costa Rica, the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua, part of Honduras and part of the territory of Panama was called the Province of Cartago.
 * December 7, 1848, Cartago was created as canton number one of the province of the same name.
 * The Canton of Cartago has a population of approximately 148,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($).

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Registros eclesiásticos : fondos antiguos; documentación encuadernada, 1519-1965 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros eclesiásticos : fondos antiguos; documentación suelta, 1539-1967 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Cartago, Cartago)	Registros parroquiales, 1595-1944 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Juan de Tobosi (Tobosi, Cartago) Registros parroquiales, 1738-1985 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Genealogy

 * Genealogías de Cartago : fondos antiguos; documentación encuadernada, 1538-1850 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Cartago Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio General de Cartago
 * Dirección: Calle 26, Cartago
 * Horas: Lunes a Viernes de 08:00–16:00
 * Sábado de 08:00--11:00
 * Cementerio San Rafael de Oreamuno
 * Dirección: V39R+942, Cartago
 * Cementerio de Dulce Nombre
 * Dirección: Dulce Nombre, Cartago
 * Asociación Cementerio Obrero
 * Dirección: 10, Cartago
 * Horas: Lunes a Sábado de 07:00–16:00
 * Campo Santo Valle de Paz
 * Dirección: 300m oeste y 300m sur de la Iglesia Manantiales de Vida Eterna, Diagonal 36, Cartago
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 00:00–17:00, 21:01–00:00
 * Cementerio de Agua Caliente
 * Dirección: R3VP+C5H, Agua Caliente, Cartago
 * Camposanto La Piedad Cartago
 * Dirección: 250m norte de la Escuela de San Blas, Calle 19, Cartago
 * Cementerio de Lourdes
 * Dirección: R3GR+Q22, Cartago