Barchfeld Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Barchfeld 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
Barchfeld 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 Barchfeld.

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

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 parish of Barchfeld was established in 1638. Prior to 1638, Barchfeld belonged to the parish of Herrenbreitungen.


 * church records 1638-1760 ($)
 * church records 1759-1800 ($)
 * church records 1801-1821 ($)
 * church records 1821-1830 ($)
 * baptisms 1830-1846 ($)
 * baptisms 1847-1875 ($)
 * baptisms 1876-1907 ($)
 * confirmations 1830-1874 ($)
 * confirmations 1875-1920 ($)
 * marriages 1830-1859 ($)
 * marriages 1860-1931 ($)
 * burials 1830-1854 ($)
 * burials 1854-1888 ($)
 * burials 1888-1941 ($)

Reformed
The Reformed residents of Barchfeld belonged to the parish of Fambach

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Barchfeld 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