Cañas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * This canton was inhabited by the original Corobicí people.
 * The place was discovered by Gil González Dávila in 1522.
 * On July 12, 1878, Cañas became a canton of the Guanacaste province.
 * Cañas comes from the canton of Bagaces.
 * On June 6, 1921, Villa Cañas was given the title of city.
 * The Canton of Cañas has a population of approximately 26,200 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

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San José de Cañas (Cañas, Guanacaste) Registros parroquiales, 1865-1936 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Cañas Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Cañas
 * Dirección: CWG4+F2J, Cañas
 * Horas: Lunes a Sábado de 08:00–06:00
 * Índice de sepultados Billiongraves
 * Cementerio #2 de Cañas