Elimäki Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Elimäki is a former municipality of Finland. Elimäki was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the region of Kymenlaakso. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. As of 2009, the six municipalities – Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala – were consolidated, accounting for the new municipality of Kouvola. The Swedish name for Elimäki parish is Elimä.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapala, Hongisto, Huitila, Hämeenkylä, Jokela, Joensuu, Kesola, Koskisto eli Teutkoski, Mettuoli, Mettälä, Moisio, Mommola, Mustila, Myllylä ynnä Porrassuo, Mäkiselkä, Naaranoja (Naara), Nappa, Nokkala, Peippola, Rahikkala, Ratula, Raussila ynnä Takamaa, Teuronen, Villikkala ynnä Pitkäsilta, Vilppula, and Värälä. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Elimäki, Koria, Ratula, Raussila, Teutkoski.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Iitti, Kuusankoski, Valkeala, Anjala, Ruotsinpyhtää, Lapinjärvi

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
 * 1725-1942 (*); Elimäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1738-1850 (*); Elimäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1761-1876 (*); Elimäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1869-1903 (*); Elimäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Elimäki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Elimäki 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

Guardianship Records

 * 1816-1871 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images