Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The territory that currently corresponds to the canton of Quepos, was inhabited by original groups of the Huetar and Boruca ethnic groups.
 * During the Colony, the region was organized in the corregimiento of San Bernardino de Quepo.
 * After Costa Rica's independence in 1821, the first Costa Rican settlers arrived in the region at the end of the 19th century.
 * On April 21, 1941, the town of Quepos was raised to the category of district, becoming the tenth district of the canton of Puntarenas.
 * On October 30, 1948, the title of Villa was granted to the population of Quepos, head of the canton created on that occasion with the name of Aguirre.
 * On September 21, 1963, the town was given the category of city.
 * In 1971 the district of Parrita was segregated from Quepos to create the canton of Parrita.
 * In 2015 the name of the canton was changed from Aguirre to Quepos.
 * The Canton of Quepos has a population of approximately 31,100 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 ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Death Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Quepos Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Damas
 * Dirección: FQRQ+V44, Damas, Quepos
 * Cementerio Municipal Quepos
 * Cementerio de Naranjito Quepos
 * Dirección: FVJP+WV2, Naranjito, Quepos
 * Cementerio de Londres
 * Dirección: FW7Q+JVQ, Londres, Naranjito, Quepos
 * Cementerio Matapalo