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

Guide to Philippsthal 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
Philippsthal 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 Philippsthal.

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

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 1568.

Philippsthal

 * 1568-1625 Church records 1568-1625 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1653-1741 Church records 1653-1741 at Archion – images, ($) Church records 1625-1652 are available at the archive
 * 1741-1771 Church records 1741-1771 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1772-1803 Church records 1772-1803 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1801-1830 Church records 1801-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1949 Church records 1830-1949 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1848-1869 Church records 1848-1741 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1884 Baptisms 1830-1884 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1884-1930 Baptisms 1884-1930 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1858-1891 Baptisms, marriages, and burials 1858-1891 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1923 Confirmations 1830-1923 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1934 Marriages 1830-1934 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1835-1976 Marriages 1835-1976 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1897 Burials 1830-1897 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1897-1952 Burials 1897-1952 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1952-1986 Burials 1952-1986 at Archion – images, ($)

Heimboldshausen

 * 1653-1741 Church records 1653-1741 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1801-1830 Church records 1801-1830 at Archion – images, ($) Church records 1741-1800 are available at the archive
 * 1830-1924 Baptisms 1830-1924 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1923 Confirmations 1831-1923 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1951 Marriages 1831-1951 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1927 Burials 1830-1927 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Philippsthal 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