Zarcero, Alajuela, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settler who arrived in the region did so in 1854.
 * In 1886 the territorial school division of the Republic was established, in which Zarcero constituted the seventh school district of the canton of Naranjo.
 * On June 21, 1915, the title of town was granted to the population of Zarcero, head of the canton created on that occasion.
 * On July 24, 1918, the town was granted the category of city.
 * As of June 16, 2010, the name of the canton of Alfaro Ruiz becomes that of Zarcero.
 * The Canton of Zarcero has a population of approximately 13,200 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 Zarcero Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Dirección: 5JJ4+2RH, Zarcero
 * Cementerio de Laguna
 * Dirección: 6H3X+8QQ, Zarcero
 * Cementerio
 * Dirección: 6H5Q+6M4, Zarcero
 * Cementerio de Zapote
 * Dirección: 141, Alfaro Ruiz, Zarcero