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

Guide to Oberorke 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
Oberorke 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 Oberorke.

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

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.

Lutheran
The parish of Oberorke was established in 1830. See parish of Ederbringhausen for church records from 1774-1830. Prior to 1774, Oberorke belonged to the parish of Viermünden.


 * 1830-2014 Baptisms and marriages 1830-2014 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-2013 Confirmations and burials 1831-2013 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Oberorke 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