Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1867, by means of a decree, the Government of the Republic granted the caciques of Talamanca a hierarchy of political chiefs with the power to administer justice in accordance with their customs.
 * It was not until the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th that the area was linked to Limón by a railway, since the United Fruit Co. started the cultivation of bananas in the Baja Talamanca area.
 * In the early 1960s, an oil company opened trails to drill several wells for oil. Failed attempts, the roads served so that little by little the government was expanding them, culminating in the current highway, which connects Bribri, capital of Talamanca, with Limón.
 * The Canton of Talamanca has a population of approximately 39,800 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 ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Death Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. Santiago (Talamanca, Limón) Registros parroquiales, 1881-1960 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Talamanca Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Cahuita
 * Dirección: P5M4+37X, Cahuita, Talamanca
 * Cementerio Margarita
 * Dirección: J62P+P2C, Talamanca
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Cementerio de Gandoca
 * Dirección: H9PV+HWV, Gandoca, Changuinola, Talamanca
 * Cementerio de Puerto Viejo de Talamanca