León Cortés Castro, San José, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settlers who arrived in the region, in the second half of the last century, were residents of what is now the city of Guadalupe, in the canton of Goicoechea.
 * On June 19, 1957, they decided with the segregation of the canton of Tarrazú and the creation of the new canton of León Cortés Castro.
 * On June 12, 1962, the title of town was granted to the population of San Pablo, head of the canton.
 * On December 6, 1963, the town was conferred the category of city.
 * The Canton of León Cortés Castro has a population of approximately 12,200 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 ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Death Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the León Cortés Castro Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de León Cortés Castro
 * Cementerio San Carlos
 * Cementerio de San Andrés