Taivalkoski Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Taivalkoski is a municipality of Finland and is unillingually Finnish. Neighboring municipalities are Kuusamo, Posio, Pudasjärvi and Suomussalmi. The first church was built in 1848, and replaced in 1933.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Jokijärvi, Jokikylä, Jurmu, Kurtti, Loukusa, Metsäkylä, Taivalkoski, and Vaarakylä. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Inget, Jurmu, Kariniemi, Korvua, Kurtti, Loukusa, Pyhitys, Siekkinen, Taivalkoski, Tyräjärvi, Tyrövaara, Sirniö.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Posio, Kuusamo, Suomussalmi, Pudasjärvi

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
 * 1846-1866 (*); Taivalkosken seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1874-1901 (*); Taivalkosken seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Taivalkoski at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images

Court Records

 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Kemin 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