Neuhausen am Rheinfall Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Neuhausen am Rheinfall Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Geography
The municipality of Neuhausen am Rheinfall is in the Schaffhausen district and in the Schaffhausen canton. It is located on the southwest border of Schaffhausen city and at the foot of Randen Mountain, near Rhine Falls. The municipalities of Beringen, Feuerthalen, Flurlingen, Guntmadingen, Laufen-Uhwiesen, Schaffhausen, and Jestetten (in Germany) are neighbors to Neuhausen am Rheinfall. Neuhausen am Rheinfall (as of 2006) had an area of 8.1 km² (3.1 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 14.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 51.3% - forested
 * 30.9% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 3.2% - unproductive land

History
In 900, Neuhausen am Rheinfall was first mentioned by the name of Niuhusen. In 1253 as Niuwenhusin. Until 1938, Neuhausen am Rheinfall was known as Neuhausen. The Neuhausen am Rheinfall municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Neuhausen am Rheinfall is: 1524 - 12 houses 1800 - 206 inhabitants 1850 - 922 inhabitants 1888 - 2,023 inhabitants 1900 - 3,905 inhabitants 1950 - 7,969 inhabitants 1970 - 12,103 inhabitants 2000 - 9,959 inhabitants 2008 - 10,080 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 27.3% were Roman Catholic
 * 37.8% were Swiss Reformed Church

Until 1827, Neuhausen am Rheinfall was spiritually connected to Schaffhausen. In 1913, the Sainte-Croix parish church was cconsecrated.

Church Records
The parish records for Canton Schaffhausen are found online from the Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen. They can be accessed here.

Census Records
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)

The following censuses are available for Neuhausen am Rheinfall:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Neuhausen am Rheinfall families:

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Neuhausen am Rheinfall prior to 1875:

Related Sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen