San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * In pre-Columbian times, its territory was included in the area occupied by the Huetar ethnic group.
 * "Saca de agua" is the name as it was called in colonial times.
 * On July 13, 1905, the formation of a new canton was decreed, the sixth in the province of Heredia.
 * The Canton of San Isidro has a population of approximately 20,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

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

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Isidro Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Isidro
 * Dirección: 2W6W+88P, Sector San Martín, San Isidro