Comologno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Comologno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The municipality of Comologno is in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. It included the villages of Vocaglia, Corbella, Cappellino, and Spruga. It is located at an elevation of 1,085 meters and 26 km from Locarno.

History
In 1438, Comologno was first mentioned with the name of Comolognium. Comologno is in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. Comologno merged into the municipality of Onsernone on 27 June 1994. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Crana
 * Russo

The population history of Comologno is: 1719 - 182 inhabitants 1769 - 209 inhabitants 1795 - 253 inhabitants 1808 - 333 inhabitants 1850 - 440 inhabitants 1900 - 624 inhabitants 1950 - 477 inhabitants 1960 - 281 inhabitants 1990 - 142 inhabitants

In 1715, Comologno separated from Russo parish to form an independent parish. In 1668, the parish church of San Giovanni Battista (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) was built.

Census
(See here for information regarding Ticino census records.)

The 1808 Ticino census for Comologno can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Comologno prior to 1875, along with any known soprannomi. For more information about soprannomi, click here.

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Ticino

Societies
Società Genealogica della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI)