Jaakkima Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Jaakkima is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Yakkima in the Lakhdenpokhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The settlement is first mentioned in 1589 as Jacon wara. The Lutheran congregation became a independent parish in 1647, and an orthodox church already existed there. The Swedish name is Jakimvaara.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Harvia, Huhtervu, Ihalanoja, Iijärvi, Kalksalo, Kesvalahti, Kokonniemi, Korteela, Kostamojärvi, Kuhkaa, Kumola, Kurenranta, Lahdenpohja (Kirkonkylä), Meriä, Metsämikli, Miinala, Mikli, Oinaanvaara, Oppola, Paikjärvi, Pajasyrjä, Parkonmäki, Reuskula, Rukola, Sorola, and Tervajärvi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kurkijoki (Kronoborg), Lumivaara, Parikkala, Sortavalan maaseurakunta (Sordavala landsförsamling), Sortavalan ortodoksinen seurakunta (Sordavala ortodoxa församling), Uukkuniemi

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
 * 1719-1848 (*); Jaakkiman seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1719-1908 (*); Jaakkiman seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1731-1909 (*); Jaakkiman seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1863-1905 (*); Jaakkiman seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Jaakkima at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images

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