Eno Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Eno is a former municipality of Finland, which was merged with Joensuu on 1 January 2009. The earliest settlements which dated from 1500 were in the villages of Enonkylä, Kuusjärvi, Luhtapohja, Löytöjärvi, Nesterinsaari and Revonkylä. Until 1857 Eno was part of Ilomantsi parish The current church is the fourth in the parish and was built in 1818. The previous church was built in 1763 and was used until it was looted during the Finnish War, 1808-1809. It remained standing, but unused after the current church was completed. It burned down on Midsummer's Eve 1823.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahveninen, Aittopera, Eno, Enonniska, Haapalahti, Kaltimo, Kuismavaara, Lahtela, Paukkaja, Revonkylä, Sarvinki, Uimaharju, Ukkola.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Pielisjärvi, Ilomantsi, Tuupovaara, Kiihtelysvaara, Kontiolahti

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
 * 1780-1873 (*); Enon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1780-1890 (*); Enon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1797-1850 (*); Enon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1816-1904 (*); Enon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Eno at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Eno at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Emigration and Immigration Records

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

Taxation Records

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