Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * Originally it was populated by the Huetares nation.
 * When Alajuela was founded in 1782, it is mentioned as one of the neighborhoods that formed Targuás or Los Targuases, the old name of what we know as San Pedro and Desamparados de Alajuela.
 * The name Santa Bárbara is mentioned after 1821, since before the town was called Churruca or Surrucho.
 * The canton was erected on September 29, 1882 and kept its name of Santa Bárbara.
 * On May 4, 1970, the town of Santa Bárbara acquired the title of city.
 * The Canton of Santa Bárbara has a population of approximately 37,400 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 Santa Bárbara Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Santa Bárbara
 * Dirección: Avenida 12, Distrito Central, Santa Bárbara
 * Cementerio 1 del Distrito de Purabá
 * Cementerio 2 del Distrito de Purabá
 * Parque Cementerio Privado de Santa Bárbara
 * Cementerio de San Bosco
 * Dirección: Calle La Sabaneta, Santa Bárbara