Geismar Parish (Kr. Frankenberg), Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Geismar 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
Geismar 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 Geismar.

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

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
Church records begin in 1608.


 * 1608-1672 Church records 1608-1672 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1673-1710 Church records 1673-1710 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1709-1749 Church records 1709-1749 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1747-1788 Church records 1747-1788 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1770-1830 Church records 1770-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1862 Church records 1830-1862 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1854-1863 Baptisms 1854-1863 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1863-1913 Baptisms 1863-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1863-1913 Confirmations 1863-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1914-1992 Confirmations 1914-1992 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1848-1863 Marriages 1848-1863 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1863-1913 Marriages 1863-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1914-1968 Marriages 1914-1968 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1863-1899 Burials 1863-1899 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1900-2014 Burials 1900-2014 at Archion - images, ($)

Reformed
The Reformed residents of Geismar belonged to the parish of Frankenau.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Geismar 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