Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * The department of Deseado, located in the north of Santa Cruz (national territory), was created in 1884. It depended on the national government until 1957, when it was provincialized.
 * The department was created in 1884 with the original name of Puerto Deseado.
 * Between 1944 and 1955 the department was part of the military governorship of Comodoro Rivadavia,
 * The department of Deseado has a population of approximately 137,000 people.

Church Records

 * There are no records for the department of Deseado.

Census Records

 * 1895 Argentina, National Census, 1895 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1895 Argentina National Census, 1895 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)

Cemeteries

 * 1882-2019 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Las Heras
 * Cementerio Municipal de Puerto Deseado
 * Cementerio Municipal de Caleta Olivia
 * Cementerio de Pico Truncado

Municipalities

 * Caleta Olivia
 * Las Heras
 * Pico Truncado
 * Puerto Deseado