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

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

History
The prefix "Bad" was officially added to Karlshafen's name in 1977 in recognition of its status as a place with healing waters.

Jurisdictional Changes
Karlshafen 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 Karlshafen.

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

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.

French Reformed
The French Reformed parish was established in 1699. It merged with the German Reformed parish in 1825.


 * 1699-1824 Baptisms 1699-1824 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1742-1824 Confirmations 1742-1824 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1699-1823 Marriages 1699-1923 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1699-1825 Burials 1699-1825 at Archion - images ($)

Reformed
The German Reformed parish was established in 1707.


 * 1708-1741 Church records 1708-1741 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1742-1783 Church records 1742-1783 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1784-1815 Church records 1784-1815 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1816-1831 Church records 1816-1831 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1857-1874 Church records 1857-1874 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1857 Baptisms 1830-1857 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1857-1907 Baptisms 1857-1907 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1908-1970 Baptisms 1908-1970 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1735-1775 Communicants 1735-1775 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1919 Confirmations 1831-1919 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1920-2013 Confirmations 1920-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1837-1883 Marriage banns 1837-1883 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1785-1825 Marriages 1785-1825 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1874 Marriages 1830-1874 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1875-1929 Marriages 1875-1929 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1868 Burials 1830-1868 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1869-1929 Burials 1869-1929 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1889 Family book 1889 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1742-1783 Index of church records 1742-1783 at Archion - images ($)

Lutheran
The Lutheran parish was established in 1717.


 * 1717-1770 Church records 1717-1770 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1770-1830 Church records 1770-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1776-1847 Church records 1776-1847 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1808 Church records 1808 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1809 Church records 1809 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1895 Baptisms 1830-1895 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1896-1929 Baptisms 1896-1929 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1928 Confirmations 1831-1928 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1787-1888 Marriages 1787-1888 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1926 Marriages 1830-1926 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1926-1970 Marriages 1926-1970 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1918 Burials 1830-1918 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1919-1969 Burials 1919-1969 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1969-1989 Burials 1969-1989 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1795-1934 Index of communicants 1795-1934 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Karlshafen 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