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

Guide to Dipperz 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
Dipperz 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 Dipperz.

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

Catholic
The Catholic parish of Dipperz was established in 1831. Prior to 1831, Dipperz belonged to the parish of Margretenhaun.


 * 1831-1984 Church records 1831-1984 at Matricula Online - images

Protestant
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.

The Protestant parish Bieberstein-Dipperz was established in 1952. Prior to 1952, the Protestant residents of Bieberstein and Dipperz belonged to the Protestant parish in Fulda.


 * 1952-2003 Marriages 1952-2003 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1952-2003 Burials 1952-2003 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Dipperz 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