Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * It is estimated that the region began to be colonized as of 1815, with families coming mostly from the current cantons of Desamparados, Alajuelita, Tibás.
 * On August 7, 1868, Puriscal became a canton of the province of San José.
 * On October 18, 1915 Puriscal was granted the title of town.
 * On July 20, 1926, the town was granted the category of city.
 * The Canton of Puriscal has a population of approximately 33,000 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
 * Iglesia Católica. Santiago de Puriscal (Santiago, San José) Registros parroquiales, 1860-1957 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Isidro de Puriscal (Santiago, San José) Registros parroquiales, 1920-1940 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Notary Records

 * Costa Rica, San José, Puriscal, registros notariales, 1873 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Puriscal Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Puriscal
 * Dirección: RMWH+256, Puriscal
 * Cementerio Puriscal Norte
 * Cementerio de Piedades
 * Dirección: VJ8R+HC8, Puriscal
 * Cementerio Jilgueral
 * Dirección: RH2V+JCM, Puriscal
 * Cementerio de Tufares
 * Dirección: Calle sin nombre, Puriscal
 * Cementerio Pedernal
 * Dirección: Carretera a Polka, Puriscal
 * Cementerio de Desamparadiros
 * Dirección: VMF4+MGG, Puriscal
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Cementerio de Barbacoas
 * Dirección: VJ5W+8PP, Puriscal
 * Cementerio de La Palma
 * Dirección: QJQC+565, Puriscal
 * Cementerio Cerbatana
 * Camposanto Santiago
 * Dirección: 300 Oeste Del Polideportivo, Barrio El Carmen, Santiago de Puriscal