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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Mitterode 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 Mitterode.

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

Locations within Mitterode

 * Wellingerode (near Sontra)

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 Mitterode was established in 1682. Prior to 1682, Mitterode belonged to the parish of Wichmannshausen.


 * 1682-1751 Church records 1682-1751 at Archion - images, ($); includes Wellingerode (near Sontra)
 * 1730-1755 Church records 1730-1755 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1751-1830 Church records 1751-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1937 Baptisms 1830-1937 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1965 Confirmations 1831-1965 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1966 Marriages 1830-1966 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1965 Burials 1830-1965 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1966-2017 Burials 1966-2017 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1751-1830 Index of church records 1751-1830 at Archion - images, ($)

Reformed

 * 1873-1954 Church records of Hessian Renitents 1873-1954 at Archion - images, ($); includes Schemmern, Burghofen, Friemen, Thurnhosbach, Mitterode, Bischofferode, and Schlierbach with Allendorf a/Landsburg, and Ellerode

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Mitterode 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