Guatuso, Alajuela, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * October 18, 1915, the San Rafael de Guatuso neighborhood was part of the eighth district of the canton of Grecia.
 * On June 28, 1957, the eleventh district of the aforementioned canton was the San Rafael de Guatuso neighborhood and its hamlets.
 * March 17, 1970, the title of Villa was granted to the population of San Rafael, head of the canton created on that occasion.
 * On May 4 of the same year, the town was conferred the category of city, for being the head of the canton.
 * The Canton of Guatuso has a population of approximately 17,500 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 Guatuso Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Guatuso
 * Dirección: 143, Guatuso
 * Cementerio Santa Fé
 * Dirección: P76G+HC3, Guatuso
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Cementerio San Luis
 * Dirección: Q3M3+C5J, Guatuso