Karstula Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Karstula is a municipality of Finland founded in 1867. Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Kivijärvi, Kyyjärvi, Saarijärvi and Soini. Karstula was formed as Saarijärvi chapel parish in 1775 and became an independent parish in 1858.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Humppi, Kalavastinki, Kangasaho, Karstula, Kiminki, Rantakylä, Takkala, Vahanka, Vastinki.

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

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1782-1860 (*); Karstulan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1782-1886 (*); Karstulan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1793-1860 (*); Karstulan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1855-1903 (*); Karstulan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Karstula at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Karstula at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation Records

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