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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Springstille 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 Springstille.

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

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.

Lutheran
Church records begin in 1678.


 * 1678-1830 Church records 1678-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1939 Baptisms 1830-1939 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1999 Confirmations 1831-1999 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1969 Marriages 1830-1969 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1986 Burials 1830-1986 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Springstille 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