Ylivieska Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ylivieska is a town and municipality of Finland. The neighbouring municipalities are Oulainen, Haapavesi, Nivala, Sievi, Kalajoki, Alavieska and Merijärvi.The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ylivieska was separated as an independent parish from Haapaniemi in 1861. The municipality of Ylivieska was founded in 1867.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Isokoski, Kangas, Ojakylä, Raudaskylä, Vähäkangas, Ylivieska.

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

Surnames
1683 1850

Surrounding Parishes
Oulainen, Haapavesi, Nivala, Sievi, Rautio, Alavieska, Merijärvi

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
 * 1683-1850 (*); Ylivieskan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1683-1891 (*); Ylivieskan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1734-1875 (*); Ylivieskan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1862-1902 (*); Ylivieskan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Ylivieska at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Ylivieska at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Salon 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