Reisjärvi Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Reisjärvi is a municipality of Finland. Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Kinnula, Lestijärvi, Pihtipudas and Sievi and the municipality is unilingually Finnish. In 1647, a prayer house of Kalajoki parish was formed in Reisjärvi. And in 1624 a church was built that remained in use until 1820, when a new church was built on the same site. The parish became independent in 1864.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kalaja, Kangaskylä, Köyhänperä, Levonperä, Reisjärvi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Sievi, Haapajärvi, Pihtipudas, Kinnula, Lestijärvi, Toholampi

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
 * 1732-1892 (*); Reisjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1732-1899 (*); Reisjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1757-1837 (*); Reisjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1858-1900 (*); Reisjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Reisjärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Reisjärvi 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