Alavus Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Alavus is a municipality of Finland. The town is unilingually Finnish. . Originally, Alavus was part of Ilmajoki parish. In 1701 Alavute was made a chapel to Ilmajoki. In 1798, Alavus was joined as a chapel congregation to the newly established Kuortanee parish. In 1859 Kuortane and Alavus were made separated congregations. The first church was built in Alavus probably in 1677, the second perhaps in the 1740s. Built between 1823 and 1825, the third was destroyed in a fire in 1912, with only the belfry surviving. The current church was completed in 1914. The Swedish name is Alavo.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alavo, Alavus, Niinimaa, Rantatöysät, Sapsalampi, Sydänmaa, Sääskiniemi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kuortane, Töysä, Virrat (Virdois), Peräseinäjoki, Nurmo

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
 * 1700-1903 (*); Alavuden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1721-1850 (*); Alavuden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1721-1894 (*); Alavuden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1757-1863 (*); Alavuden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Alavus at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Alavus 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