Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * From 1540 to approximately 1573 the territory that is now Costa Rica, the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua, part of Honduras and part of the territory of Panama was called the Province of Cartago.
 * December 7, 1848, Cartago was created as canton number one of the province of the same name.
 * The Canton of Cartago has a population of approximately 148,000 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 ($).
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Death Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Marriage and Related Records Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Church Records

 * 1519-1965 Registros eclesiásticos : fondos antiguos; documentación encuadernada, 1519-1965(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1539-1967 Registros eclesiásticos : fondos antiguos; documentación suelta, 1539-1967(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1595-1944 Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Cartago, Cartago) Registros parroquiales, 1595-1944(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1738-1985 Iglesia Católica. San Juan de Tobosi (Tobosi, Cartago) Registros parroquiales, 1738-1985(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Genealogy

 * 1538-1850 Genealogías de Cartago : fondos antiguos; documentación encuadernada, 1538-1850(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Cartago Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio General de Cartago
 * Dirección: Calle 26, Cartago
 * Horas: Lunes a Viernes de 08:00–16:00
 * Sábado de 08:00--11:00
 * Cementerio San Rafael de Oreamuno
 * Dirección: V39R+942, Cartago
 * Cementerio de Dulce Nombre
 * Dirección: Dulce Nombre, Cartago
 * Asociación Cementerio Obrero
 * Dirección: 10, Cartago
 * Horas: Lunes a Sábado de 07:00–16:00
 * Campo Santo Valle de Paz
 * Dirección: 300m oeste y 300m sur de la Iglesia Manantiales de Vida Eterna, Diagonal 36, Cartago
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 00:00–17:00, 21:01–00:00
 * Cementerio de Agua Caliente
 * Dirección: R3VP+C5H, Agua Caliente, Cartago
 * Camposanto La Piedad Cartago
 * Dirección: 250m norte de la Escuela de San Blas, Calle 19, Cartago
 * Cementerio de Lourdes
 * Dirección: R3GR+Q22, Cartago