La Unión, Cartago, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The incipient town was called Our Lady of the Pillar of the Three Rivers or simply town of the Pillar.
 * On July 8, 1825, the denomination of the town of the Three Rivers was replaced by that of the town of Nuestra Señora del Pilar de La Unión.
 * On November 4, 1825, La Unión was a town in the Cartago district of the Oriental Department.
 * In the Registry of Boundaries of the neighborhoods and barracks of the Department of San José, dated November 30, 1841, El Pilar and Concepción were barracks of the Curridabat neighborhood.
 * On December 7, 1848, the title of Villa was granted to the town of La Unión.
 * On May 4, 1970, the town was conferred the category of City, for being the head of the canton.
 * The Canton of La Unión has a population of approximately 99,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Tres Ríos, Cartago) Registros parroquiales, 1756-1970 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the La Unión Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Central de Tres Ríos
 * Dirección: 251, La Unión
 * Burial index at Billiongraves
 * Camposanto Valle de Paz Tres Ríos
 * Dirección: La Unión Cartago, del tunel La Carpintera 500mts Sur.