Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * The department of Deseado, located in the north of Santa Cruz (national territory), was created in 1884. It depended on the national government until 1957, when it was provincialized.
 * The department was created in 1884 with the original name of Puerto Deseado.
 * Between 1944 and 1955 the department was part of the military governorship of Comodoro Rivadavia,
 * The department of Deseado has a population of approximately 137,000 people.

Parish Records

 * 1642-1912 Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1645-1930 Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1722-1911 Argentina, Select Marriages, 1722-1911 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1722-1911 Argentina, Marriages, 1722-1911 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1869 Argentina, National Census, 1869 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1869 Argentina National Census 1869 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1895 Argentina, National Census, 1895 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1895 Argentina National Census, 1895 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Las Heras
 * Cementerio Municipal de Puerto Deseado
 * Cementerio Municipal de Caleta Olivia
 * Cementerio de Pico Truncado

Municipalities

 * Caleta Olivia
 * Las Heras
 * Pico Truncado
 * Puerto Deseado