Montes de Oro, Puntarenas, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The current territory of the canton of Montes de Oro was inhabited by the indigenous Chorotegas.
 * Originally the extraction of gold was by burning, so the site was called Los Quemados.
 * On April 18, 1897, the name of Los Quemados was changed to Montes de Oro for the district.
 * In 1864, residents of San Ramón and Grecia emigrated to what is now Montes de Oro, attracted by rumors that there was gold in the area.
 * Montes de Oro was separated from the canton of Puntarenas on July 17, 1915, to form the fourth canton of Puntarenas.
 * On December 10, 1965, Villa Miramar received the title of city.
 * The Canton of Montes de Oro has a population of approximately 13,000 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 Montes de Oro Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio San Isidro
 * Dirección: 144, San Isidro, Montes de Oro
 * Cementerio de Miramar
 * Dirección: 37P9+PV2, Miramar, Montes de Oro
 * Cementerio de Palmital