Asbach Parish (Kr. Herrschaft Schmalkalden), Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Asbach Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Asbach has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Asbach.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Asbach.

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Lutheran
The Lutheran parish of Asbach was established in 1830. Prior to 1830, the Lutheran residents belonged to the parish of Schmalkalden.


 * baptisms 1830-1903 ($)
 * confirmations 1830-1933 ($)
 * marriages 1831-1930 ($)
 * burials 1831-1930 ($)

Records for Lutheran residents may also be found in the Asbach Reformed church records.

Reformed
The Reformed parish of Asbach was established in 1667.


 * church records 1667-1764 ($)
 * church records 1682-1784 ($)
 * church records 1770-1830 ($)
 * church records 1784-1830 ($)
 * church records 1831-1931 ($)

Asbach baptism, confirmation and marriage records are incomplete. Parish records of Haindorf should also be searched.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Asbach began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck