Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * In pre-Columbian times, the territory that currently corresponds to the canton of Tilarán was inhabited by indigenous people from the so-called group of huetares.
 * At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, a migration of inhabitants from the Central Valley originated.
 * On September 26, 1910, the name of La Cabra was changed to Tilarán.
 * On September 22, 1913, the Tilarán neighborhood rose to the category of district, as the third in the canton of Cañas.
 * On August 21, 1923, the title of Villa was granted to the population of Tilarán, head of the canton created on that occasion.
 * On August 9, 1945, the town was conferred the category of City.
 * The Canton of Tilarán has a population of approximately 19,600 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 Tilarán Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Tilarán
 * Dirección: F28H+7GR, Barrio El Carmen, Tilarán
 * Cementerio el Dos
 * Dirección: 94G3+M43, El Dos de Tilaran (San Ramon)