Valkeala Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Valkeala is a former municipality of Finland and was unilingually Finnish. In 2009, six municipalities – Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala – were consolidated into the new municipality of Kouvola. Valkeala received a chapel attached to Iiti parish in 1631 and became independent in 1640. The first church was built in 1631 and demolished in 1674 when a new church was built on the same site. This second church burned down on April 17, 1795. The third church in Valkeala was consecrated in 1798 and named Alexander Church after Tsar Alexander I of Russia. This church burned down as result of a fire which started from heating equipment on November 13, 1920. The current Valkeala church was built on the same site, and was dedicated in 1927.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Anttila, Haimila, Heikkilä, Hevosoja, Inkerilä, Jokela, Karhula, Kinansaari, Kipparila, Kourula, Kouvola, Kuivala, Kääpälä, Lipiälä, Mattila, Miettula, Oravala, Parola, Pihlajasaari, Pyöriälä, Pyötsiälä, Rautjärvi, Ruotsula, Rämälä, Saarento, Selänpää, Sorsala, Toikkala, Tuohikotti, Valkeala. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Voikoski, Vuohijärvi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Mäntyharju, Savitaipale, Luumäki, Sippola, Anjala, Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Iitti, Jaala

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
 * 1675-1879 (*); Valkealan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1679-1852 (*); Valkealan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1754-1879 (*); Valkealan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1863-1900 (*); Valkealan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Valkeala at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Valkeala 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