Vihanti Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Vihanti was a municipality of Finland and it was merged with the city of Raahe on 1 January 2013. Vihanti is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality is unillingually Finnish. Originally, the parish was part of Saloinen. In 1751 it received it's own chapel and was separated into its own parish only in 1921. The parish's first church was probably built in 1680 and was demolished in 1784 when current church was completed.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Alpua, Korpi and Vihanti. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alpua, Lumimetsä, Vihanti.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Paavola, Rantsila, Haapavesi, Oulainen, Pyhäjoki, Pattijoki

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
 * 1691-1881 (*); Vihannin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1738-1850 (*); Vihannin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1751-1874 (*); Vihannin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1865-1902 (*); Vihannin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Vihanti at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Vihanti 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