Dorf Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Dorf parish, Zürich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History
Dorf belonged to the church parish of Andelfingen until 1699, when it became an independent Protestant parish.

Surrounding Parishes
Andelfingen Buch am Irchel Flaach Neftenbach

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

Dorf became an independent parish in 1699; however, the census records for Dorf were kept separately beginning in 1671. For census prior to 1670, see Andelfingen.

The following censuses are available for Dorf:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Dorf families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich