Ylöjärvi Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ylöjärvi is a town and a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region, 9 mi west of Tampere and 117 mi north of Finland´s capital city Helsinki. The municipality of Viljakkala was consolidated with Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2007. The municipality of Kuru was consolidated with Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2009. Neighbouring municipalities are Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kihniö, Nokia, Parkano, Ruovesi, Tampere and Virrat.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Lielahti, Mutala, Pengonpohja, Pinsiö, Sarkaluoma, Vahanta, Ylöjärvi.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1742-1889 (*); Ylöjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1780-1915 (*); Ylöjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1782-1866 (*); Ylöjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1844-1904 (*); Ylöjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Ylöjärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Ylöjärvi at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Emigration and Immigration Record

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation

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