Limón, Limón, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The canton was populated by original nations, before the arrival of the Spanish.
 * In 1605 Diego de So founded the city of Santiago de Talamanca on the right bank of the Sixaola River.
 * In 1710 Governor Lorenzo de Granda y Balbín entered Talamanca following the route through Boruca, since in the south he was more accessible and mestizo, when he managed to enter, he took several hundred Amerindians prisoner.
 * On June 27, 1870, the Comarca de Limón was created as an independent jurisdiction.
 * In 1872 the first ships arrived from Belize, Aruba, Jamaica, Curaçao and Suriname with immigrants destined to work on the railway works, bringing with them their language, culture, religion and gastronomy.
 * On July 25, 1892, the municipality of Limón, Capital of the Independent Region of Limón, was created.
 * The Canton of Limón has a population of approximately 98,500 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. Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (Limón, Limón) Registros parroquiales, 1891-1935 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Limón Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Limòn
 * Dirección: XXP4+9R4, Limón
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Cementerio Municipal Limón
 * Dirección: XXP4+JWX, Limón