Ristijärvi Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
From 1599, the Ristijärvi region belonged to the parish of Oulujärvi, or Paltamo. In 1786, Ristijärvi was joined to the Hyrynsalmi parish, and it became a chapel parish in 1804. Ristijärvi was separated into an independent parish in 1896. The church was built in 1807.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Ristijärvi. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hiisjärvi, Jokikylä, Karppila, Ristijärvi, Uva.

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
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1807-1865 (*); Ristijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1807-1910 (*); Ristijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1808-1860 (*); Ristijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1866-1902 (*); Ristijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Ristijärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Ristijärvi 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