Paltamo Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Paltamo is a municipality of Finland and it is part of the Kainuu region. There are two built-up areas in the municipality: Kontiomäki and Paltamo. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The Swedish name is Paldamo.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hakasuo, Härmänmäki, Kiehimä, Kiehimänsuu, Kivesjärvi, Kontiomäki, Melalahti, Meteli, Mieslahti, Nakertaja, Paltamo, Paltaniemi, Petäjälahti, Uura.

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
 * 1681-1891 (*); Paltamon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1856 (*); Paltamon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1731-1867 (*); Paltamon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1840-1900 (*); Paltamon seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Paltamo at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Paltamo 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