Ylistaro Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ylistaro is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated, together with Nurmo, to Seinäjoki on 1 January 2009. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Ylistaro became a chapel in 1658 and an independent parish in 1859. The current church was completed in 1851.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hanhikoski, Heikkola, Isorehto, Keisala, Kitinoja, Orisberg, Pelma, Topparla, Untamala, Ylistaro.

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

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
 * 1718-1862 (*); Ylistaron seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1718-1916 (*); Ylistaron seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1727-1859 (*); Ylistaron seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1859-1903 (*); Ylistaron seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Ylistaro at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Ylistaro 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