Tibás, San José, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The first recorded occupations of the territory that today belongs to the canton of Tibás date back to between the 3rd and 16th centuries.
 * On September 29, 1820, the City Council of San José decided to divide the city into several neighborhoods, including the neighborhood of Murciélago Occidental and La Uruca, which occupies the current territories of the Josefino district of La Uruca and the current canton of Tibas.
 * In 1840, San José was divided into a total of 26 barracks, including the San Juan del Murciélago barracks.
 * On December 1, 1841, this barracks became a neighborhood called San Juan, which was made up of current localities such as the cantons of Vázquez de Coronado and Moravia, plus the current canton of Tibás.
 * On July 24, 1867, the territory of the Republic is divided again for municipal purposes. The parish district of San Juan became part of the canton of San José.
 * On July 27, 1914, Tibás was created as a canton of the province of San José.
 * On May 4, 1970, the title of town was granted to the population of San Juan.
 * The Canton of Tibás has a population of approximately 82,200 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 Tibás Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Tibás
 * Dirección: Calle 22, Las Rosas, San Juan, Tibás