Vimmerby Landsförsamling Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Vimmerby: Landsförsamling Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary

Place Names
u.n.u. followed by a place name means, that there were Backstugor in the named area.

Algutstorp, Apelkullen, Backstugan u.n.u. Bredshult Kvillehult

Sjundekvill

Skillingarum

Solnehult

Vrångtorp Baggemåla, Barmshult, Biberget, Björkelid, Björkelund, Björkhorva, Björkhult, Bjökrnebro, Boda, Bomåla, Borghult Nr 1 - 2, Bredbråten, Bredshult, Brostugan under Gryssebo, Brostugan under Hansehult, Brostugan under Knabbarp Rusthåll, Brotorp, Bruket Storebro, Bråntorpet, Brännhult, Bygget under Kvavhult, Byrum, Bäcken, Bäckhorva, Bäckhult, Bäckstugan, Dalhem, Dalstugan, Dammbäck, Dammen, Djurstorp Nr 1 - 3 Mnsterstkrivareboställe, Djurstorp Nr 2 Länsmansboställe, Dockan, Dragentorp Nr Märlan under Solnehult, Draentorp  Nr 23 Rösjötorp under Perstorp Rusthåll, Dragontorp Nr 24  Skällebäcka under Ingebo, Rusthåll, Dragontorp Nr 27 Råhäll under Sjundekvill, Dönnemåla, Ekelid, Espudden, Falla Rusthåll, Fallebo, Fattighuset Vimmerby Landsförsamling, Findleberg, Fjärdingshult, Fjärdingskogen Utjord under Vimmerby stad, Flohult, Fredrikdsberg, Fredrikslund, Fårueen, Gallebo, Galtenäs, Gatan, Gebo, Gisselhutl, Gisseltorpet, Gissemåla, Gransebo, Grimabo, Grinderum under Barmshult, Grinderum under Falla Rusthåll, Grossfall, Grossås, Gryssebo, Grägarp, Grönbäck, Gröndal, Grönkullen, Grönäng, Gölhult, Göludden, Götemåla, Hagstugan under Djurstorp, Hagstugan under Ramshult, Hagstugan under Slättfallstorp, Hamra, Hamratorp, Hansehult, Hanåsa, Harekulla, Hartorpet, Herrmosselund, Hjälmshorva, Hjärpekullen, Hultesten, Hultetorpet, Husartorp Nr 25 Perstorp under Falla Rusthåll, Hällerum, Hästmosshult, Högelid, Högerum, Högerödja, Hörestadhult, Ingebo, Ingelstorp, Jungnäs, Karlsten, Kaselarp, Knabbarp Rusthåll, Komministerbostället Nybble, Kroken, Kronofogdebostället Nässhult, Kullen, Kulltorp, Kvarnstugan, Kvavhult Säteri, Kvilla, Kvillehult, Kvillemåla, Kvillerum, Kvillenö, Kyrkoherdebostället Näs, Källehorva undr Djurstorp, Källehorva under Getemåla, Källehorva under Älåkra, Källehult, Källemo, Källhagen, Källstugan, Lidhem, Liljenäs, Lindekullen, Lisaborg, Lugnet, Lund, Lund Västra, Lådingsfall, Länsmanstostället Djurstorp, Lövhorva, Lövkullen, Lövskogen, Mjällbo, Mobäck, Modal, Mohäll, Molid, Mostugan, Månstorpet, Märlana, Mönsterskrivarebostället Djurstorp, Nilseryd, Norrebo, Norrekälla, Nyalund, Nybble Komministerboställe, Nybbletorpet Norra, Nybbletorpet Södra, Nyborg under Baggemåla, Nyborg under Borghult, Nybygget under Hansehult, Nybyggetu under Solnebo, Nybgget under Älekulla, Nyhult, Nyllinge, Nymåla, Nynäs, Nytorp, Nytorp Älekulla, Nyttorp under Skillingarum, Nyängen, Nyängshagen, Nåsshult Kronofogdeboställe, Näs Kyrkoherdeboställe, Näshult, Nätegård, Perstorp Rusthåll, Perstorp under Falla Rusthåll, Pinnarp Rusthåll, Prästkullen, Prästö, Q Se K, Ramshult, Riskoja under Sjundekvill, Rosendal, Rosenfors, Rosenlund, Rosenvik, Runstad, Rusthållet Falla Ingebo

Knabbarp

Perstorp

Pinnarp

Tobo, Rådehult, Råhäll, Rösjötorp, Salhorva, Sandbäcken, Sandhorva, Sandliden, Sandmo under Hjärpekullen, Sandmen under Vassemåla, Sanstugan, Segelbäcken, Simlebo, Sjundekvill, Sjunkebro, Sjöbo under Falla Rusthåll, Sjöbo under Fjärdingskogen Utjord, Sjöhagen under Nybble, Sjöhagen under Slättfall, Sjöholm, Sjöstugan, Skillingarum, Skogshult, Skogelund under Borghult, Skogelund under Gissemåla, Skälbäcken, Skällebacka, Slätmo under Slättfall, Slätemo under Hansehult, Slättfall, Slättfallstorp, Smedstorp, Snettin, Soldattorp Hanåsa under Hanselhult Stålhem under Gryssebo

Sommarhorva under Ramshult

Trädhult under slättfall

Rosendal under Älåkra

Hamratorp under Hamra

Bråntorpet under Gebo

Källehult under Kvillehult

Fjärdingshult under Hästmosshult

Ängenäs under Vassemåla

Nyängen under Solnebo

Brotorp under Lådingsfall Solkullen, Sonebo, Solnebotorp, Solnehult, Sommarhorva, Spångstugan, Stenkullen, Stjärneberg, Storebro bruk, Stormen, Strängbo, Strömsholm, Stugan u.n.u. Björkelid Dönnemåla

Solnebo, Stålhem, Svenstorpet, Sågen, Sågkvarn, Sågstugan, Säteriet Kvavhult, Säteriet Vinketomta, Södraholm, Tallstugan, Tegelhult, Tebo Rusthåll, Trädhult, Utjorden Fjärdingskogen, Utjorden Hjärpekullen, Utjorden Äspudden, Utterholm, Uvekärr, Vakthem, Vassemåla, Vasshorva, Vimmrby Landsförsamling Fattighus, Vimmerby stad Utjorden Fjärdingskogen, Vinketomta Säteri, Vrångatorp, Västralund, Ytterbo, Åbo, Åbrotorpet, Åkebo, Åkerholm, Åkroken, Åshult, Åstugan Älekulla, Älekulla Nytorp, Älenäs under Älekulla, Älenäs under Älåkra, Älåkra Nr 1 - 4, Älåkratorp, Ängenäs, Änghult, Ängstugan under Barmshult, Ängstugan under Grossfall, Äspelnd, Äspudden Utjord, Örum

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


 * Surrounding Parishes

Census Records

 * Sweden Household Examination Records (Husförhörslängder)--explanation of this church record which is functionally the census of Sweden.
 * Sweden Household Examination Books, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR ($).

Online Database Church Records
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 * , FamilySearch Historical Records.
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Family History Library Records
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Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources

 * PLF Database -- A large portion of births, marriages, and deaths have been indexed on CD-Roms for the county of Kalmar. The 4 disc set has been created by Person-och Lokalhistoriskt Forskarcentrum, Oskarshamn (PLF). To learn more about these CD-Roms click here.


 * Nixon -- a name index of Biographical and genealogical information for Kalmar and a few other counties. To learn more click here.

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