Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * In the 18th century, according to official documentation, the town was known under the name of Santiago de la Granadilla, later it began to be called San Pedro del Mojón or El Mojón.
 * On September 29, 1820, the San José City Council decided to divide the city into several neighborhoods, including the El Mojón neighborhood, which today occupies most of the current Montes de Oca canton.
 * In 1840, San José was divided into a total of 26 barracks, including the El Mojón barracks.
 * On December 1, 1841, it became a neighborhood called El Mojón neighborhood, part of the Department of San José.
 * On July 24, 1867, the territory of the Republic is divided again for municipal purposes. The parish district of El Mojón now becomes part of the canton of San José under the name of San Pedro.
 * On August 2, 1915, Montes de Oca was created as a canton of the province of San José.
 * On November 14, 1961, the town of San Pedro received the title of city.
 * The Canton of Montes de Oca has a population of approximately 61,700 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 Montes de Oca Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Sabanilla
 * Dirección: WXV8+FWV, Sabanilla, Montes de Oca
 * Cementerio de San Pedro
 * Dirección: Circunvalación, San Pedro, Montes de Oca