Utajärvi Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland and is unilingually Finnish. The congregation originally was part of Liminka parish, but in 1610 it was joined to the Muhosi chapel of Oulu parish. In 1766, it became a separate chapel. The municipality was founded in 1865, and Utajärvi was separated into its own parish in 1886.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahmas, Juorkuna, Jylhämä, Neittävä, Niska, Nuojua, Sanginkylä, Sanginkylä, Särkijärvi, Sotka, Utajärvi, Vaala.

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

Surnames
1850-1857

Surrounding Parishes
Pudasjärvi, Puolanka, Säräisniemi, Muhos, Ylikiiminki

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
 * 1760-1896 (*); Utajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1762-1850 (*); Utajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1775-1862 (*); Utajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1863-1902 (*); Utajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Utajärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Utajärvi at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Oulun tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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