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

 * 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 San Rafael Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio San Rafael
 * Direction: 2V6R+WPG, San Rafael