Kuusjärvi Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The municipality is now known as Outokumpu. In 1968 it became a market town and was renamed as Outokumpu after the copper mine located in the municipality. In 1863, the villages of Sysmä, Maljasalmi and Viuruniemi were separated from Liperi, and the village of Varislahti from Kaavi, and Kuusjärvi chapel was formed from them. In practice, the chapel congregation began to function in 1878 and the following year it was formed into an independent congregation, but its actual activities did not start until 1901. In 1921, Rikkaranta from Liperi was added to Kuusjärvi, and in 1937, Kokonvaara and Harmaasalo. After the fire of Kuusjärvi parsonage in 1955, a new parsonage was built in Outokumpu, with which the parish's name changed to Outokumpu parish in connection with the formation of a township in 1968.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alavinkylä, Harmaansalo, Kuusjärvi, Lappala, Maljasalmi, Outokumpu, Rikkaranta, Sysmäjärvi, Sätöskoski, Varislahti.

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

Finnish Names

Henkikirjat

Surrounding Parishes
Heinävesi, Kaavi, Liperi, Polvijärvi, Tuusniemi

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

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