Arecibo, Puerto Rico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Arecibo family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. 

Civil Registration
More recent records are protected by privacy laws. However, close relatives can request them for genealogy.
 * Puerto Rico Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates

Online Records

 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001, index, incomplete
 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001, index, incomplete
 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, Arecibo, images

Cemeteries

 * Catedral San Felipe de Arecibo
 * Cemetenerio de la Santa Cruz
 * Cementerio Municipal Del Barrio Bajadero
 * Cementerio Municipal El Tres
 * Josefina Morell
 * Municipal Cemetery

Some transcriptions in the above cemeteries can be found at Find A Grave.

Census Records
Be sure to search the 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 census records for information about your Puerto Rican ancestors you were there during that time period. For links to census records, see census links.