Mäntyharju Parish, Mikkeli, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Mäntyharju is a municipality of Finland. Neighbouring municipalities: Heinola, Hirvensalmi, Kouvola, Mikkeli, Pertunmaa and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The parish was established in 1595 and is at a point where the historical provinces of Karelia, Savonia, and Tavastia meet. In 1743 the Peace of Åbo (Turku) divided the parish in two between Sweden and Russia. The part of Mäntyharju on the Russian side belonged to Old Finland, which in 1812 was joined to the rest of Finland as part of the Grand Duchy of Finland and was included in Kymenkartano County.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Halmeniemi, Kinni, Käävänkylä, Mouhu, Mynttilä, Mäntyharju, Nurmaa, Partsinmaa, Tiilikkala, Tuustaipale, Valtola, Varpanen.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. 1973

Surrounding Parishes
Hirvensalmi, Ristiina, Suomenniemi, Savitaipale, Valkeala, Jaala, Heinola, Pertunmaa

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
 * 1681-1850 (*); Mäntyharjun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1722-1911 (*); Mäntyharjun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1733-1864 (*); Mäntyharjun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1865-1906 (*); Mäntyharjun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Mäntyharju at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Mäntyharju 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