Pyhäjoki Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Pyhäjoki is a municipality of Finland. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Pyhäjoki became an independent parish from Saloinen in 1573. The first church was built in 1586. It was replaced by a cruciform style church in 1844, which burned down due to lightning in 1974. The new church was built in 1976–1977.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Limingoja, Parhalahtiyle, Pirttikoski, Yppäri.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Saloinen, Pattijoki, Vihanti, Oulainen, Merijärvi, Kalajoki

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
 * 1670-1850 (*); Pyhäjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1670-1929 (*); Pyhäjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1722-1862 (*); Pyhäjärven seurakunta (Oulun lääni) at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1867 (*); Pyhäjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1833-1900 (*); Pyhäjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Pyhäjoki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Pyhäjoki 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