Abangares, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * On June 4, 1915, Abangares became canton number seven in the province of Guanacaste, with four districts.
 * Abangares comes from the canton of Cañas.
 * On June 6, 1921, the title of City was conferred on the district of Las Juntas.
 * The Canton of Abangares has a population of approximately 18,000 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
See the undefined for a comprehensive list of available online Catholic Church Records.

Online Records

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

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Abangares Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Las Juntas
 * Direction: 72JP+PGW, Barrio San Pablo, Las Juntas, Abangares
 * Cementerio de San Rafael de Abangares
 * Cementerio de Colorado de Abangares