Kirchheim Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Kirchheim Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Kirchheim has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Kirchheim.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Kirchheim.

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Kirchheim
Church records begin in 1600.


 * Church records 1600-1652 are available at the archive.
 * 1653-1742 Church records 1653-1742 at Archion – images, ($); with gaps
 * 1770-1787 Church records 1770-1787 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1788-1823 Church records 1788-1823 at Archion – images, ($); with gaps
 * 1824-1830 Church records 1824-1830 at Archion – images, ($); with gaps
 * 1830-1875 Baptisms 1830-1875 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1875-1969 Baptisms 1875-1969 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1743-1772 Confirmations, marriages, burials 1743-1772 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1970 Confirmations 1831-1970 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1936 Marriages 1830-1936 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1880 Burials 1830-1880 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1880-1983 Burials 1880-1983 at Archion – images, ($)

Gershausen

 * 1770-1787 Church records 1770-1787 at Archion – images, ($); Gershausen entries start on image 163 (page 176)
 * 1788-1830 Church records 1788-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1983 Church records 1830-1983 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1880-1983 Burials 1880-1983 at Archion – images, ($); Gershausen 1945-1983

Gossmannsrode

 * 1770-1787 Church records 1770-1787 at Archion – images, ($); Gossmannsrode entries start on image 126 (page 137)
 * 1788-1830 Church records 1788-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1983 Church records 1830-1983 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1880-1983 Burials 1880-1983 at Archion – images, ($): Gossmannsrode 1951-1983

Heddersdorf
Parts of Heddersdorf belonged to the parish of of Kirchheim and parts to the parish of Frielingen.


 * 1770-1787 Church records 1770-1787 at Archion – images, ($); Heddersdorf entries start on image 217 (page 214)
 * 1788-1830 Church records 1788-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1991 Church records 1830-1991 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1970 Confirmations 1831-1970 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1880 Burials 1830-1880 at Archion – images, ($)

Reckerode

 * 1770-1787 Church records 1770-1787 at Archion – images, ($); Reckerode entries start on image 91 (page 104)
 * 1788-1830 Church records 1788-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1983 Church records 1830-1983 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1893-1983 Baptisms 1893-1983 at Archion – images, ($)

Rotterterode

 * 1770-1787 Church records 1770-1787 at Archion – images, ($); Rotterterode entries start on image 192 (page 199)
 * 1788-1830 Church records 1788-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1983 Church records 1830-1983 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Kirchheim began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck