Kivennapa Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kivennapa is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Pervomayskoye (Первома́йское) in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The neighboring municipalities were Terijoki and Uusikirkko in the south, Kanneljärvi in the west, in the north Muola and Valkjärvi, and in the northeast Rautu. Kivennapa became an independent parish in 1352 with the name Hanttula. The name Kivennapa is mentioned for the first time in documents dated 1445. The Swedish name is Kivinebb.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahjärvi, Hartonen, Holttila, Ikola, Jalkala, Joutselkä, Jäppilä, Kanala, Karvala, Kaukolempiälä, Kauksamo, Kekrola, Kivennapa (Kirkonkylä), Korpikylä, Kotiselkä, Kukonmäki, Kurkela, Liikola, Lintula, Lipola, Miettilä, Mustapohja, Pamppala, Patrikinkylä, Pihlainen, Polviselkä, Raivola, Rantakylä, Rasala, Riihisyrjä, Ronnunkylä, Räikkölä, Saarenmaa, Seppälä, Siiranmäki, Sikiälä, Soppikylä, Suurselkä, Tammiselkä, Tiilinmaa, Tirttula, Tonteri, Vaittila, Vanhakylä, Vehmainen, Voipiala, Vuottaa, and Ylentelä or Ylentölä.

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

Surnames
1730

1821

Surrounding Parishes
Muolaa, Valkjärvi, Rautu, Terijoki, Uusikirkko, Kanneljärvi

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
 * 1729-1853 (*); Kivennavan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1732-1909 (*); Kivennavan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1732-1913 (*); Kivennavan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1861-1906 (*); Kivennavan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kivennapa - Kivinebb at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images

Court Records

 * 1784-1821 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Äyräpään tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1851-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Äyräpään tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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