Revonlahti Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
In 1973, Revonlahti municipality was merged with Paavola municipality to form Ruukki municipality. On January 1, 2007, when Ruukki was merged with Siikajoki it became part of Siikajoki municipality. The Revonlahti church dates from 1775. The Swedish name is Revolax.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Relletti, Revonlahti.

Place Names
Alakopsa, Alakorkala, Alakorpi, Alavuoti, AlaWaskuri, Angeria, Bengti, Bengtilä, Haataja, Hardicka, Hemmi, Hendilä, Herranen, Häckilä, Häme, Joensuu, Jääskelä, Kaleen, Kangaspuoskari, Kanniainen, Kapari, Karvonen, Keskitalo, Kettu, Korkala, Korkela, Kuronen, Kyrö, Kämäräinen, Lahdenperä, Laurinperttu, Lungi, Mardickala, Marjamaa, Moisala, Moisela, Mollin, Mylly, Myllykangas, Njemenranta, Nygård, Pahkala, Palokangas, Pehkonen, Pellikka, Peltokangas, Pietilä, Pietarila, Pietlä, Puoskari, Pyhäluoto, Riikonen, Skinnari, Syrjäpalo, Tiger, Wilmunen, Wirsu, Wiro, Wuoti, Ylikreus, Ylilungi

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
 * 1778-1870 (*); Revonlahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1778-1903 (*); Revonlahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1804-1864 (*); Revonlahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1864-1900 (*); Revonlahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Revonlahti at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Revonlahti 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