San Carlos, Alajuela, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The first expeditions to the area took place around 1850.
 * In 1884 they settled along a narrow terrace, between the Peje and Platanar rivers, in what is now the town of Quesada. Over time, many families came to this place, where a rustic farmhouse or town was formed.
 * Thanks to the donation of land from the first pioneers, the community known then as La Unión would be founded.
 * On September 26, 1911, the title of town was granted to the population of La Unión, changing its place name to Quesada, head of the canton created on that occasion, San Carlos.
 * The Canton of San Carlos has a population of approximately 194,000 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

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Carlos Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Santa Rosa de La Palmera
 * Dirección: Calle sin nombre, San Carlos
 * Cementerio Muelle
 * Dirección: FGFQ+548, San Carlos
 * Cementerio Platanar
 * Dirección: 35, San Carlos
 * Cementerio La Tigra
 * Dirección: San Carlos
 * Cementerio Venecia
 * Dirección: 9P2G+MVR, Marsella, San Carlos
 * Cementerio Las Brisas, Pocosol
 * Dirección: 35, San Carlos
 * Cementerio Venado
 * Dirección: Ruta 734 / Venado, San Carlos
 * Cementerio Santa Rosa
 * Dirección: JF5G+XJ2, Santa Rosa de Pocosol, San Carlos
 * Cementerio de Sonafluca, La Fortuna
 * Dirección: Calle El Campo, San Carlos
 * Camposanto y Funeraria Valle Dorado
 * Dirección: 200 norte Agencia Coca Cola, Barrio San Pablo, San Carlos
 * Cementerio de Florencia
 * Cementerio, Pital
 * Dirección: Pista de Motocross, Pital, San Carlos
 * Cementerio La Fortuna
 * Dirección: Ruta 142 con Calle 502, La Fortuna de San Carlos
 * Cementerio Los Ángeles
 * Dirección: Los Ángeles - Tres Esquinas, San Carlos