Rauland Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Rauland, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records
Rauland clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Rauland, Øyfjell and Møsstrand. Became Rauland clerical district in 1859 when Rauland was separated from Vinje clerical district, Øyfjell from Lårdal clerical district and Møsstrand from the clerical districts Vinje, Seljord, and Tinn. For earlier records see the respective clerical districts listed above.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Rauland: 1859-1886, 1919-1971

Rauland / Rauland: 1814-1935

Rauland / Øyfjell: 1815-1937

Vinje: 1717-1814, 1843-1886, 1919-1969

Lårdal: 1721-1814, 1861-1886, 1919-1969

Seljord: 1654-1686, 1689-1814, 1831-1886

Tinn: 1717-1734, 1757-1814, 1844-1878, 1914-1969

Census Records
For earlier census records see Vinje.


 * 1865 Census for Rauland clerical district includes the parishes of Ødefjeld (Øyfjell) and Mjøsstranden (Møsstrand). Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library on Film 123161 Item 4. A database is online at Digitalarkivet as 1865-telling for 0835 Rauland.


 * 1875 Census for Rauland clerical distrist includes the parishes of Ødefjeld (Øyfjell) and Mjøsstranden (Møsstrand). Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library on Film 255730 Item 2. A database is online at Digitalarkivet as 1875-telling for 0835 Rauland.


 * 1900 Census for Rauland clerical distrist includes the parishes of Ødefjeld (Øyfjell) and Mjøsstranden (Møsstrand). Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library on Film 275276. A database is online at Digitalarkivet as 1900-telling for 0835 Raulands.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center.

Farm Names
30 Aksvik 38 Berge 19 Berunuten 38 Bitustøl 44 Bjaali 28 Bratsberg 47 Brekken 36 Bækhus i  22 Farastad 51 Fonneli  34 Gaardsjord 45 Gjuvland 45 Gjuvstøl  25 Haugeviken 27 Heimestøl  29 Kjellingtveit 35 Kromtveit 32 Kvammen  46 Landsværklien 43 Lofthus 26 Loftsgaarden 51 Lønvik  35 Midgaarden 35 Midgaarden 50 Moen  31 Neset 33 Nystu 48 Nystu i Austbø  32 Rauland nordre 30 Reinsviken 42 Rofshus 23 Romtveit nordre  42 Sandstøl 39 Seltveit 28 Setberg 48 Skeiet 24 Skinand 19 Sterredalen 49 Svalestuen i Austbø 37 Svalestuen i Haddeland 41 Svalestuen i Nesland  33 Traaen 47 Tvitekken  20 Urebø  25 Vaa nordre 27 Vaa-Setberg 40 Vashus 22 Veimanbuen  51 Ødegaarden 21 Ødegaarden nordre

Probate Records
Øvre Telemark judicial district *1665-1866 Family History Library

Øvre Telemark østfjelske judicial district *1668-1845 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark vestfjelske judicial district *1665-1850 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark deanery *1753-1817 Family History Library *1707-1817 Digitalarkivet