Añasco, Puerto Rico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Añasco family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History
Anasco was founded in 1733 and named after Don Luis de Anasco who was a colonist that came to Puerto Rico with Juan Ponce de Leon. Juan Ponce de Leon gave govenorship to Diego Colon who was the son of Christopher Columbus in the 1500s. Many of the settlers came from the Canary Islands and Spain. In 1918, the San Fermin earthquake destroyed Anasco's main church and most of the downtown structures including the town hall. Hurricane Maria caused more than 25 landslides per square mile because of the huge amounts of rain. Maria happened in 2017. The current population in 2010 was 29,261.

Civil Registration
More recent records are protected by privacy laws. However, close relatives can request them for genealogy.
 * Puerto Rico Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates

Online Records

 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001, index, incomplete
 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001, index, incomplete
 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, Añasco, browse images
 * — index

Church Records
Until the church records of this municipality are digitized and published online, write to the local Catholic Church for records prior to 1876. To find the address of the local parish, consult the Catholic Directory. For help with writing your letter or e-mail, use the Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy. If it seems that the priest would prefer to correspond in Spanish, use the Spanish Letter Writing Guide.

Census Records
Search the 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 census records for information about your Puerto Rican ancestors who were there during that time period. Click here to go to the Puerto Rico Census Page