Flores, Heredia, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * Inhabited in pre-Columbian times by indigenous people from the so-called Huetar Kingdom of the West.
 * This place was called in colonial times the Llano del Alto de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Barva.
 * When divided into plots, their new settlements received the name of Quebrada Seca and later, San Joaquín.
 * In the XIX century the village of San Joaquín grew, and received the categories of neighborhood, barracks and finally district of the canton of Heredia.
 * On August 12, 1915, Flores became the 8th canton of the province of Heredia.
 * On August 12, 1915, the title of Villa was granted to the population of San Joaquín, head of the canton created on that occasion.
 * On September 4, 1969, the town is conferred the category of city.
 * The Canton of Flores has a population of approximately 20,000 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 ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Death Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Marriage and Related Records Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Costa Rica, Alajuela, San Joaquín de Flores, Parroquia San Joaquín, registros parroquiales, 1882-2017 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Flores Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de San Joaquín de Flores
 * Dirección: 2R4P+3XV, Flores
 * Cementerio Las Rosas
 * Cementerio de Santa Barbara
 * Dirección: 123 Santa Bárbara, Flores
 * Burial index at Billiongraves