Närpiö Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Närpiö is a Finnish city. It is first mentioned in a document from 1331. The Swedish name is Närpes.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Böle, Kalaks, Karila, Markankylä, Norrnäs, Nämpnäs, Närpes, Närpiö, Pielaks, Rangsby, Yttermark.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Korsnäs, Ylimarkku, Teuva, Karijoki, Tiukka, Kristiinankaupunki, Kaskinen

Census

 * 1635-1774 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1702-1866 (*); Närpiön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1702-1889 (*); Närpiön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1855 (*); Närpiön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1861-1907 (*); Närpiön seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Närpiö - Närpes at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Närpes - Närpiö at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1620-1809 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Vehmaan tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1805-1809 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Korsholman eteläinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1805-1810 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Korsholman pohjoinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1864 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Närpiön tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1872-1918 (*); Kansallisarkisto (Helsinki) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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