Alajärvi Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Alajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Lehtimäki was consolidated with Alajärvi on 1 January 2009. The first church was built in 1749. In 1751 Alajärvi became a chapel congregation and in 1859 an independent parish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alajärvi, Hoisko, Kurejoki, Luoma-aho, Menkijärvi, Möksy, Paalijärvi, Saukonkylä, Saukonperä, Sissala.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Vimpeli, Perho, Kyyjärvi, Karstula, Soini, Lehtimäki, Kuortane, Lapua, Lappajärvi,

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
 * 1663-1899 (*); Alajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1694-1856 (*); Alajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1694-1920 (*); Alajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1754-1864 (*); Alajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Alajärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Alajärvi at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

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