Räisälä Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Räisälä is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Melnikovo in Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. A Lutheran congregation existed in the parish as early as 1635. The current church in Räisälä is the fourth church in Räisälä parish. The first mention of Räisälä church is from 1635, when the congregation was also formed. This first church in Räisälä was burned down by the Russians in 1656. Permission to build the next church was only requested in 1663. This church, in turn, was replaced by a new one in 1763. The current church was built in 1912, after the existing church was destroyed by lightning in 1910.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Humalainen, Humalanpelto, Hytinlahti, Härskeensaari, Ivaskanmäki, Karkola, Kiisanlahti, Kivipelto, Kökkölä, Könninginmäki, Lammasmäki, Lamminautio, Lohikallio, Lokinanpelto, Luotsanlahti, Läheniemi, Makkola, Myllypelto or Melnitsanpelto, Muonola, Neitsytkallio, Näpinlahti, Pataksela, Piiskonmäki, Putoria, Rampala eli Rammansaari, Rautakopra, Sakkali, Sutkenlahti, Särkisalo, Tarhala, Tekemälahti, Tiittala, Timoskala, Tiuri, Tiurinmäki, Unnunkoski, and Virtelä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kaukola, Käkisalmi, Pyhäjärvi, Sakkola, Vuoksela, Vuoksenranta, Kirvu

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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1729-1916 (*); Räisälän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1751-1860 (*); Räisälän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1751-1909 (*); Räisälän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1865-1900 (*); Räisälän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Räisälä at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; 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