Pyhäntä Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Pyhäntä parish, Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Neighbouring municipalities are Kajaani, Kiuruvesi, Kärsämäki, Pyhäjärvi, Siikalatva, and Vieremä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish The first written mention of Pyhännä is in the voudin accounts of 1557 (, National Archives of Finland #KA 4578:50). In 1691 it became part of Siikajoki parish. In 1845 it was added to Pippola parish, in 1899 it became its own parish. The wooden church of Pyhännä was built in 1907–1909.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Aho, Ahokylä, Pyhäntä, Tavastkenkä.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images