Hemishofen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Hemishofen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Geography
The municipality of Hemishofen is in the Stein district and in the Schaffhausen canton. It is located along the Rhine River at the foot of the Wolkensteinerberg. Hemishofen (as of 2006) had an area of 7.9 km² (3.1 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 35.8% - agricultural purposes
 * 54.7% - forested
 * 5.9% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 3.7% - unproductive land

History
In 1100, Hemishofen was first mentioned by the name of Hammingeshoven. The Hemishofen municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Hemishofen is: 1850 - 327 inhabitants 1900 - 376 inhabitants 1950 - 307 inhabitants 1970 - 271 inhabitants 2000 - 377 inhabitants 2008 - 415 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 15.6% were Roman Catholic
 * 71.1% were Swiss Reformed Church

The parish of Stein-Hemishofen was created by the communities of Stein and Hemishofen.

Church Records
The parish records for Canton Schaffhausen are found online from the Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen. They can be accessed here.

Census Records
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)

The following censuses are available for Hemishofen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Hemishofen families:

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Hemishofen prior to 1875:

Related Sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen