Keuruu Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Keuruu (formerly Keuru) is a municipality of Finland. Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Multia, Mänttä-Vilppula, Petäjävesi, Virrat and Ähtäri. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Pihlajavesi was consolidated with Keuruu in 1969. The Swedish name is Keuru.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Asunta, Haapamäki, Huttula, Kaleton, Keuruu, Liesjärvi, Pohjoisjärvi, Riiho, Tiusala.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Multia, Petäjävesi, Koskenpää, Kuorevesi, Mänttä, Vilppula, Ruovesi, Pihlajavesi

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
 * 1695-1911 (*); Keuruun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1696-1879 (*); Keuruun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1731-1850 (*); Keuruun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1851-1905 (*); Keuruun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Keuruu at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Keuruu 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