Vuoksenranta Parish,Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Vuoksenranta was a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. The municipality of was separated from Antrea in 1924. A Methodist church was built in 1922 there. The Lutheran church which was in Kankaala village was built in 1935. It is now called Ozerskoe, in the Vyborg Region, Leningrad District.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Karkiala, Kaskiselkä, Korpilahti, Kuivaniemi, Oravankytö, Parsikanmaa, Pöyryniemi, Sintola, Taljala, and Virkinniemi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kirvu (Kirvus), Raisälä, Vuoksela, Äyräpää (Muuola), Antrea

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

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