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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Horas 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 Horas.

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

Catholic
The Catholic parish was establish in 1830. Prior to 1830, Horas belonged to the parish of Fulda - St. Blasius.

St. Bonifatius

 * 1830-1900 Church records 1830-1900 at Matricula Online - images

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Horas 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