Kesälahti Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kesälahti is a former municipality in Finland. The municipality was merged into the city of Kitee in 2013. Kesälahti was first mentioned in 1589 as a part of Uukuniemi parish. The old wooden church, built in 1831, was destroyed in the Continuation War in 1941 by a fire caused by aerial bombardment. The current church was completed in 1950. The Swedish name is Kesälax.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hummovaara, Kesälahti, Purujärvi, Villala.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Rääkkylä, Kitee, Uukuniemi, Saari, Punkaharju, Kerimäki, Savonranta

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
 * 1736-1859 (*); Kesälahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1741-1860 (*); Kesälahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1741-1887 (*); Kesälahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1860-1904 (*); Kesälahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kesälahti at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kesälahti at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1750-1789 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Karjalan tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1790-1809 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Karjalan alinen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1811-1868 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Karjalan tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1813-1864 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Karjalan alinen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - 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