Kiihtelysvaara Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kiihtelysvaara is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. On 1 January 2005 it was consolidated with the city of Joensuu along with the village of Tuupovaara. As early as 1693 the church served as a chapel in Tohmajärvi parish. In 1857 it became an independent parish. The belfry of the church burned in 1813 due to a lightning strike, and a new one was completed in 1856. In 1925 Pyhäselkä was separated as its own parish. In 2018 the church was burned down by an arsonist.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Heinävaara, Huhtilampi, Huhtilampi, Karma, Keskijärvi, Kiihtelysvaara, Oskola.

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

Finnish Names

Places Named in 1785 Places Named in 1840

Surrounding Parishes
Eno, Tuupovaara (Kovero), Thomajärvi, Pyhäselkä, Joensuu, Kontiolahti

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images