San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * On May 28, 1885, San Rafael became a canton of the province of Heredia.
 * San Rafael comes from the canton of Heredia.
 * On October 18, 1915, the town of San Rafael appears with the title of Villa.
 * In the protocols of Heredia, of February 16, 1826, the San Rafael neighborhood is mentioned.
 * On December 6, 1963 the town was conferred the category of City.
 * The Canton of San Rafael has a population of approximately 46,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for San Rafael canton.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for San Rafael canton.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Rafael Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio San Rafael
 * Dirección: 2V6R+WPG, San Rafael