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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Schmalkalden 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 Schmalkalden.

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

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.

Schmalkalden
Lutheran church records begin in 1566.


 * 1566-1581 Church records 1566-1581 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1581-1600 Church records 1581-1600 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1600-1610 Church records 1600-1610 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1611-1620 Church records 1611-1620 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1621-1627 Church records 1621-1627 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1628-1640 Church records 1628-1640 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1641-1654 Church records 1641-1654 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1655-1665 Church records 1655-1665 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1666-1676 Church records 1666-1676 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1677-1686 Church records 1677-1686 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1687-1692 Church records 1687-1692 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1693-1699 Church records 1693-1699 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1700-1724 Church records 1700-1724 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1725-1740 Church records 1725-1740 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1741-1765 Church records 1741-1765 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1766-1779 Church records 1766-1779 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1780-1789 Church records 1780-1789 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1790-1811 Church records 1790-1811 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1812-1824 Church records 1812-1824 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1825-1830 Church records 1825-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1847 Baptisms 1830-1847 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1847-1869 Baptisms 1847-1869 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1870-1882 Baptisms 1870-1882 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1883-1895 Baptisms 1883-1895 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1896-1907 Baptisms 1896-1907 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1885 Confirmations 1831-1885 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1886-1931 Confirmations 1886-1931 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1863 Marriages 1830-1863 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1863-1882 Marriages 1863-1882 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1851 Burials 1830-1851 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1851-1867 Burials 1851-1867 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1867-1871 Burials 1867-1871 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1871-1901 Burials 1871-1901 at Archion – images ($)

Asbach
For earlier records, see Schmalkalden (above), as well as the Reformed Asbach church records (below).


 * 1830-1903 Baptisms 1830-1903 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1933 Confirmations 1830-1933 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1930 Marriages 1831-1930 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1931 Burials 1830-1931 at Archion – images ($)

Aue
Earlier records may also be included in the Haindorf church records, in addition to Schmalkalden.


 * 1830-1931 Church records 1830-1931 at Archion – images ($)

Breitenbach
Prior to 1807, entries for Breitenbach were recorded in the Mittelstille church records (see below). Entries for Breitenbach residents may be found in the Schmalkalden records.


 * 1830-1931 Church records 1830-1931 at Archion – images ($)

Grumbach

 * 1830-1931 Church records 1830-1931 at Archion – images ($)

Haindorf (includes Reformed)

 * 1691-1740 Church records 1691-1740 at Archion – images ($); includes Mittelschmalkalden, and entries for Reformed residents
 * 1737-1800 Church records 1737-1800 at Archion – images ($); includes Mittelschmalkalden, and entries for Reformed residents
 * 1770-1830 Church records 1770-1830 at Archion – images ($); handwritten copy made 1836, includes Mittelschmalkalden, and entries for Reformed residents
 * 1830-1931 Church records 1830-1931 at Archion – images ($)

Mittelschmalkalden
Prior to 1830, Mittelschmalkalden was included in the Haindorf records.


 * 1830-1931 Church records 1830-1931 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1902-1931 Baptisms 1902-1931 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1915-1931 Burials 1915-1931 at Archion – images ($)

Mittelstille (includes Reformed)

 * 1696-1806 Church records 1696-1806 at Archion - images ($); includes Breitenbach, and entries for Reformed residents
 * 1807-1863 Church records 1807-1863 at Archion - images ($); includes entries for Reformed residents
 * 1830-1931 Church records 1830-1931 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1864-1936 Church records 1864-1936 at Archion - images ($); "notebook"

Näherstille (includes Reformed)

 * 1731-1822 Church records 1731-1822 at Archion – images ($); includes entries for Reformed residents
 * 1821-1903 Church records 1821-1903 at Archion – images ($); includes entries for Reformed residents
 * 1830-1930 Baptisms 1830-1930 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1931 Confirmations 1831-1931 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1930 Marriages 1830-1930 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1930 Burials 1830-1930 at Archion – images ($)

Volkers
Prior to 1830, Volkers was included in the Haindorf church records (see above).


 * 1830-1931 Church records 1830-1931 at Archion – images ($)

Weidebrunn
Prior to 1830, Weidebrunn was included in the Haindorf church records (see above).


 * 1830-1931 Baptisms 1830-1931 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1930 Confirmations 1831-1930 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1931 Marriages 1831-1931 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1931 Burials 1830-1931 at Archion – images ($)

Schmalkalden
Reformed church records begin in 1649. The Reformed Schmalkalden parish also included the Reformed residents of Grumbach and Weidebrunn.


 * 1649-1678 Church records 1649-1678 at Archion – images ($), baptisms, communicants, marriages
 * 1657-1782 Church records 1657-1782 at Archion – images ($); baptisms, confirmations
 * 1783-1830 Church records 1783-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1681-1777 Baptisms 1681-1777 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1778-1783 Baptisms 1778-1783 at Archion – images ($); includes index of baptisms 1649-1783 (starting on image 716)
 * 1830-1865 Baptisms 1830-1865 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1866-1897 Baptisms 1866-1897 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1898-1830 Baptisms 1898-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1883 Confirmations 1831-1883 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1679-1735 Marriages 1679-1735 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1735-1783 Marriages 1735-1783 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1889 Marriages 1830-1889 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1889-1924 Marriages 1889-1924 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1660-1783 Burials 1660-1783 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1873 Burials 1830-1873 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1874-1913 Burials 1874-1913 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1649-1783 Index of baptisms 1649-1783 at Archion – images ($); index starts on image 716

Asbach
See also Haindorf church records (above) for Asbach residents.


 * 1667-1764 Church records 1667-1764 at Archion – images ($); with gaps, includes entries for Lutheran residents
 * 1682-1784 Church records 1682-1784 at Archion – images ($); with gaps
 * 1770-1830 Church records 1770-1830 at Archion – images ($); handwritten copy, includes entries for Lutheran residents
 * 1784-1830 Church records 1784-1830 at Archion – images ($); with gaps
 * 1831-1931 Church records 1831-1931 at Archion – images ($); with gaps

Aue
Records for the Reformed residents of Aue were included in the Haindorf (see Lutheran Haindorf above) and Schmalkalden church records.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Schmalkalden 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