Hirvensalmi Parish, Mikkeli, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Hirvensalmi is a municipality of Finland. In the north Lake Puulavesi marks the border of Hirvensalmi and Kangasniemi, and in the west lake Suontee separates it from Joutsa. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The village dates to the end of the 15th century was was originally a chapel of Mikkeli and became independent in 1851. The church records have been destroyed several times from fires in 1822 and 1928. The church burned completely on May 12, 1914. The current church was completed in 1915

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Heinikka, Hirvensalmi, Kissakoski, Kuitula, Suonsalmi, Syväsmäki, Tuukkala.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kangasniemi, Mikkeli, Ristiina, Mäntyharju, Pertunmaa, Joutsa

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
 * 1710-1894 (*); Hirvensalmen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1794-1879 (*); Hirvensalmen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1815-1862 (*); Hirvensalmen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1865-1905 (*); Hirvensalmen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Hirvensalmi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Hirvensalmi 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