Hofgeismar Parishes, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Hofgeismar 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 Hofgeismar.

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

Locations within Hofgeismar
Friedrichsdorf

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.

Hofgeismar
Church records begin in 1686.


 * 1686-1726 Church records 1686-1726
 * 1725-1832 Church records 1725-1832

Carlsdorf
Until 1739 it includes Huguenots from Schöneberg and several surrounding villages, e.g., Hombressen.


 * 1704-1777 Church records 1704-1777
 * 1778-1830 Church records 1778-1830
 * 1830-2013 Baptisms 1830-2013
 * 1831-2013 Confirmations 1831-2013
 * 1830-2013 Marriages 1830-2013
 * 1830-2012 Burials 1830-2012

Gesundbrunnen

 * 1893-1947 Baptisms 1893-1947
 * 1893-1949 Confirmations 1893-1949
 * 1892-1951 Marriages 1892-1951
 * 1952-2012 Marriages 1952-2012
 * 1893-1917 Burials 1893-1917
 * 1917-1950 Burials 1917-1950
 * 1950-1961 Burials 1950-1961
 * 1961-1976 Burials 1961-1976
 * 1976-2913 Burials 1976-2013

Kelze

 * 1773-1832 Church records 1773-1832
 * 1830-1971 Church records 1830-1971
 * 1933-2013 Marriages 1933-2013
 * 1971-2013 Burials 1971-2013

Schöneberg

 * 1739-1773 Church records 1739-1773
 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830
 * 1822-1857 Church records 1822-1857
 * 1830-1926 Church records 1830-1926
 * 1858-1917 Church records 1858-1917
 * 1879-2013 Baptisms 1879-2013
 * 1927-1991 Confirmations 1927-1991
 * 1927-2013 Marriages 1927-2013
 * 1914-1989 Burials 1914-1989

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hofgeismar 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