Terijoki Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Terijoki is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Zelenogorsk in Kurortny District of the Federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. From 1323 to 1721 the Zelenogorsk area was a part of Sweden. It was ceded to Russia in 1721, becoming part of Old Finland, which again was united with the Grand-Duchy of Finland in 1811. In the 16th century the village consisted of three taxable peasant households, belonged to the parish of Uusikirkko.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapala, Kuokkala, Luutahäntä, Ollila, Puhtula, Terijoki, and Tulokas.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. Keskikylä, Kekosenpäa, Ollinpää, Rällälä (Koivikko)

Surrounding Parishes
Uusikirkko, Kivennapa, Kuokkala

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
 * 1800-1884 (*); Terijoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; 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