Cárdenas, Rivas, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * Its founders were families dedicated to the extraction of rubber milk and loquat milk.
 * At this time this place was known by the name of Tortuga because of the large number of turtles that were found on the shores of the lake.
 * It was during the presidential term of Dr. Adán Cárdenas from Riven, that the municipality received the name of Cárdenas.
 * The Municipality of Cárdenas has a population of approximately 7,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Cárdenas municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Cárdenas municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Cárdenas municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Cárdenas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Cárdenas
 * Direction: 1ª Calle NO, Cárdenas
 * Cementerio #1 de Sapoá
 * Cementerio #2 de Sapoá