Reichenbach Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Reichenbach Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Reichenbach has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Reichenbach.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Reichenbach.

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Reichenbach
Church records begin in 1664.


 * Church records 1664-1830 are available at the archive; entries for Wickersrode through 1773 include gaps.
 * 1830-1924 Baptisms 1830-1924 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-2003 Confirmations 1831-2003 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-2003 Marriages 1830-2003 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1978 Burials 1830-1978 at Archion - images($)
 * 1978-2003 Burials 1978-2003 at Archion - images($)

Hollstein

 * Church records 1773-1830 are available at the archive.
 * 1830-2003 Church records 1830-2003 at Archion - images($)
 * 1857-1880 Baptisms, marriages and burials 1857-1880 at Archion - images($)

Hopfelde

 * Church records 1773-1830 are available at the archive.
 * 1830-2003 Baptisms 1830-2003 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-2003 Confirmations 1831-2003 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-2003 Marriages 1830-2003 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-2003 Burials 1830-2003 at Archion - images($)

Wickersrode

 * Church records 1773-1830 are available at the archive.
 * 1830-1999 Baptisms 1830-1999 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-2003 Confirmations 1831-2003 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-2001 Marriages 1830-2001 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-2002 Burials 1830-2002 at Archion - images($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Reichenbach began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck