San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * It was inhabited in pre-Columbian times by indigenous people from the so-called Huetar Kingdom of the West.
 * The first settlers who arrived in the region, in 1840, came from the current cantons of Belén, Alajuela and San José, mainly.
 * January 19, 1844 the "Aldea San Ramón de los Palmares" is created along the Quebrada Gata.
 * The canton of San Ramón was created on August 21, 1856.
 * The Canton of San Ramón has a population of approximately 92,900 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
 * Costa Rica, Alajuela, San Ramón, Parroquia San Ramón Nonnato, registros parroquiales, 1874-2016 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Costa Rica, Alajuela, Piedades Sur, Parroquia Nuestra Señora de las Piedades, registros parroquiales, 2008-2010 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica (San Ramón, Alajuela) Registros parroquiales, 1848-1967 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Genealogy

 * Orígenes de los ramonenses : familias fundadoras de San Ramón, 1843-1900 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Ramón Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Ramón
 * Carretera Vieja Naranjo-San Ramón, San Ramón
 * Burial index at Billion Graves
 * Cementerio de Piedades Norte
 * Cementerio Municipal, San Rafael