Garabito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The canton of Garabito was inhabited since pre-Columbian times by natives of the Huetar ethnic group, settled in scattered villages.
 * There were no significant populations in Garabito until the 20th century, due to the fact that there was no land access route to that area until the 1970s.
 * On October 18, 1915, on territorial division for administrative purposes, the villages of Las Agujas, Tárcoles, Pigres, Las Mantas and Herradura formed part of the first district of the canton of Puntarenas.
 * On February 25, 1965, Jacó constituted a hamlet in the district of Puntarenas.
 * On September 16, Jacó became the ninth district of the canton of Puntarenas.
 * On May 26, 1972, the title of Villa was granted to the Jacó neighborhood.
 * On September 25, 1980, the canton of Garabito was created, and the town of Jacó acquired the category of City, for being the head of the new unit.
 * The Canton of Garabito has a population of approximately 22,800 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 ($)

Church Records

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

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Garabito Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Garabito
 * Cementerio Jacó
 * Cementerio de Tarcoles
 * Cementerio Quebrada Amarilla
 * Cementerio Quebrada Ganado