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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Barchfeld 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 Barchfeld.

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

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.

Lutheran
The parish of Barchfeld was established in 1638. Prior to 1638, Barchfeld belonged to the parish of Herrenbreitungen.


 * 1638-1760 Church records 1638-1760 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1759-1800 Church records 1759-1800 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1801-1821 Church records 1801-1821 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1821-1830 Church records 1821-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1846 Baptisms 1830-1846 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1847-1875 Baptisms 1847-1875 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1876-1907 Baptisms 1876-1907 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1874 Confirmations 1830-1874 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1875-1920 Confirmations 1875-1920 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1859 Marriages 1830-1859 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1860-1931 Marriages 1860-1931 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1854 Burials 1830-1854 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1854-1888 Burials 1854-1888 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1888-1941 Burials 1888-1941 at Archion – images, ($)

Reformed
The Reformed residents of Barchfeld belonged to the parish of Fambach

Jewish Records
Jewish Records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Hessian Main State Archive in Wiesbaden, Germany. The following digitized records are available in the Hessian Vital Records collection in LAGIS (Hessian Regional History Information System). These records have been indexed by JewishGen and can be searched for in their JewishGen German Collection database. Results are found in The Hessen Gatermann Index database. For help with understanding the Hebrew calendar dates click here.


 * 1824-1839, 1851 Births 1824-1851 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1824-1885 Births 1824-1885 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1825-1934 Births 1825-1934 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1824-1840 Marriages 1824-1840 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1824-1886 Marriages 1824-1886 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1824-1906 Marriages 1824-1906 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1824-1840 Deaths 1824-1840 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1824-1886 Deaths 1824-1886 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1729-1808 Index of Jewish inhabitants 1729-1808 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1742-1836 Index of sons 1742-1836 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; includes list of families
 * 1810-1839 Index of sons 1810-1839 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; includes birth dates, names of parents, occupation

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Barchfeld 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