Pieksämäki Parish, Mikkeli, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland. The town of Pieksämäki was formed on January 1, 2007 with the consolidation of the municipalities of Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa. Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In 1938 the name was changed from Pieksämä, but in 1948, the name was changed back to Pieksämäki. The old rural church which is still in use was built in 1753. A new church in the city was built in 1968.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapakoski, Huumala, Lamminmäki, Meijerhovi, Naarajärvi, Nikkarila, Niskamäki, Palokki, Paltanen, Partaharju, Pieksämäki, Pitkäsmäki, Riipilä, Siikamäki, Surnuinmäki, Toikkalanmäki, Venetmäki.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Suonenjoki, Jäppilä, Joroinen, Virtasalmi, Haukivuori, Kangasniemi, Hankasalmi, Rautalampi

Census

 * 1810-1860 (*); Lääninhallitus (Kuopion lääni) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1573-1883 (*); Pieksämäen maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1674-1850 (*); Pieksämäen maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1721-1868 (*); Pieksämäen maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1862-1899 (*); Pieksämäen maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Pieksämäki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Pieksämäen maaseurakunta - Pieksämä at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

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