Hersfeld Parishes, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

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

History
The prefix "Bad" was officially added to Hersfeld's name in 1949 in recognition of its status as a place with healing waters.

Jurisdictional Changes
Hersfeld 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 Hersfeld.

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

Locations within Hersfeld
Hof Wehneberg, Hof Meisebach

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.

Hersfeld
Church records begin in 1611.


 * 1611-1650 Church records 1611-1650 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1650-1668 Church records 1650-1668 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1668-1689 Church records 1668-1689 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1685-1721 Church records 1685-1721 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1688-1699 Church records 1688-1699 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1700-1711 Church records 1700-1711 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1712-1737 Church records 1712-1737 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1726-1748 Church records 1726-1748 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1749-1765 Church records 1749-1765 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1765-1779 Church records 1765-1779 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1779-1788 Church records 1779-1788 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1789-1799 Church records 1789-1799 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1796-1799 Church records 1796-1799 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1800-1804 Church records 1800-1804 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1804-1810 Church records 1804-1810 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1810-1817 Church records 1810-1817 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1814-1822 Church records 1814-1822 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1818-1828 Church records 1818-1828 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1823-1830 Church records 1823-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1829-1873 Church records 1829-1873 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1749-1765 Baptisms 1749-1765 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1761-1785 Baptisms 1761-1785 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1772-1783 Baptisms 1772-1783 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1783-1789 Baptisms 1783-1789 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1786-1807 Baptisms 1786-1807 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1789-1793 Baptisms 1789-1793 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1794-1799 Baptisms 1794-1799 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1826-1845 Baptisms 1826-1845 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1839 Baptisms 1830-1839 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1839-1844 Baptisms 1839-1844 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1844-1851 Baptisms 1844-1851 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1845-1890 Baptisms 1845-1890 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1851-1862 Baptisms 1851-1862 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1862-1887 Baptisms 1862-1887 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1887-1901 Baptisms 1887-1901 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1902-1916 Baptisms 1902-1916 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1762-1786 Confirmations 1762-1786 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1802-1831 Confirmations 1802-1831 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1855 Confirmations 1831-1855 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1854-1892 Confirmations 1854-1892 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1893-1909 Confirmations 1893-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1910-1930 Confirmations 1910-1930 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1762-1789 Marriages 1762-1789 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1849 Marriages 1830-1849 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1846-1860 Marriages 1846-1860 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1849-1873 Marriages 1849-1873 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1873-1899 Marriages 1873-1899 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1899-1930 Marriages 1899-1930 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1903-1929 Marriages 1903-1929 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1761-1789 Burials 1761-1789 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1840 Burials 1830-1840 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1841 Burials 1830-1841 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1841-1850 Burials 1841-1850 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1851-1860 Burials 1851-1860 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1860-1873 Burials 1860-1873 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1873-1899 Burials 1873-1899 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1874-1903 Burials 1874-1903 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1899-1930 Burials 1899-1930 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1903-1935 Burials 1903-1935 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1935-1958 Burials 1935-1958 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1966-1969 Burials 1966-1969 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1770-1830 Index of baptisms 1770-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1818-1830 Index of baptisms, marriages, and burials 1818-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1770-1830 Index of burials 1770-1830 at Archion – images ($)

Auferstehungskirche

 * 1964-1995 Burials 1964-1995 at Archion – images ($)

Johanneskirche

 * 1976-2013 Burials 1976-2013 at Archion – images ($)

Matthäuskirche

 * 1964-1986 Burials 1964-1986 at Archion – images ($)

Stadtkirche

 * 1931-1946 Confirmations 1931-1946 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1929-1947 Marriages 1929-1947 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1947-1950 Marriages 1947-1950 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1950-1954 Marriages 1950-1954 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1954-1958 Marriages 1954-1958 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1959-1970 Burials 1959-1970 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1970-1981 Burials 1970-1981 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1982-1993 Burials 1982-1993 at Archion – images ($)

Allmershausen

 * 1830-1944 Church records 1830-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1874-1975 Church records 1874-1975 at Archion – images ($)

Heenes

 * 1830-1944 Church records 1830-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1874-1975 Church records 1874-1975 at Archion – images ($)

Kalkobes

 * 1773-1789 Church records 1773-1789 at Archion – images ($); includes Allmershausen, Heenes, Wehneberg Hof, Meisebach Hof, Hählgans Hof
 * 1830-1944 Church records 1830-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1874-1945 Church records 1874-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1909-1944 Baptisms 1909-1944 at Archion – images ($)

Military

 * 1866-1887 Church records 1866-1887 at Archion – images ($); includes Fulda
 * 1867-1890 Church records 1867-1890 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1901-1945 Church records 1901-1945 at Archion – images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hersfeld 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