Kangasala Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kangasala is a city in Finland, next to Tampere and was founded in 1865. The municipality of Sahalahti was consolidated to Kangasala on 1 January 2005, and the municipality of Kuhmalahti on 1 January 2011.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Huutijärvi, Kaivanto, Kangasala, Ohtola, Pikonlinna, Ponsa, Raikku, Ruutana, Suinula, Säynäjärvi, Vatiala.

Place Names
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Ackas, Alanen, Apajap, Atinen, Caldila, Carpila, Curu, Epilä, Eräjärvi, Frantzila, Gaudiala, Hakala, Havisto, Heikkilä, Hiisa, Hinkkala, Huickola, Hypperilä, Ihari, Jacola, Jango, Jockis, Jussila, Katinhäntä, Kerpåla, Keso, Kesoi, Klemola, Kopola, Kuru, Köyrä, Lehtimäki, Leipis, Lepomäki, Lindula, Liuxela, Liuxiala, Lucala, Luukala, Markula, Maunu, Monickala, Nickilä, Niete, Ohtola, Onkala, Pasa, Peckala, Pelkäne, Perhe, Pietilä, Pispala, Pönsä, Raicka, Raicko, Raronsalo, Rekola, Rieku, Riku, Sammilisto, Sarala, Sarsa, Sipilä, Skinnari, Skottila, Sorola, Suomela, Tackala, Taimala, Tammerfors, Tanhuanpaa, Tanhunpää, Tapan, Tarkela, Tarpila, Tihala, Tikala, Toikka, Tunala, Tunåla, Uotila, Varela, Watiala, Vehoniemi, Vesilax, Vexio, Wiitaniemi, Wänninsalo, Yrjölä

Related Sources
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Taxation

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Research Helps
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