Nivala Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland. Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Sievi, and Ylivieska. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. A permanent settlement in the region was not established until the 16th century. Originally, Nivala belonged to Saloinen parish, and from 1540 to Kalajoki parish. In 1693 it became a chapel to Haapajärvi parish. The first church building was constructed in 1682, the next in 1761. This chapel was replaced in 1803. In 1868 it became an independent parish. The parish has also been known as Pidisjärvi .

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ainastalo, Haapaperä, Karvoskylä, Maliskyläs, Mehtälä, Nivala, Ruuskanperä.

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

1783-1852

Surrounding Parishes
Haapavesi, Haapajärvi, Sievi, Ylivieska

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
 * 1782-1876 (*); Nivalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1783-1852 (*); Nivalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1783-1880 (*); Nivalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1783-1905 (*); Nivalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Nivala at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Nivala 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