Leimiswil, Bern, Switzerland

Leimiswil was a municipality until 2011, when it was merged with the municipality of Madiswil. It belongs to the church parish of Rohrbach. Its area consists of about 1&frac34; square miles and had a population of about 750 people in 1850.

Surnames
The community or gemeinde of Leimiswil was the heimat or ancestral home of about 15 different surnames. The Register of Swiss Surnames provides the surnames associated with every gemeinde or community in Switzerland. The register provides correct spellings for surnames and place names.

Locations within Leimiswil
A google map that shows the villages in Leimiswil centuries old; namely, Leimiswil, etc.

Church records
The records of people who lived in Leimiswil will be found in the parish registers of Rohrbach.

Genealogies
There are numerous compiled genealogies that have been created since 1900; however, they need to verified by researching the parish registers since it has been proven that a percentage of them are inaccurate.

The following genealogies have been researched for Leimiswil families: