Belarus Genealogy

Guide to Belarus ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Country Information
Belarus is a country in Europe bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. The area of Belarus was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and with most of Poland was annexed to Russia in late 1700s. After WWI, Belarus was split between Poland and the Soviet Union. After WWII, the western areas of Belarus were joined with the Soviet republic of Belarus, which achieved independence in 1991. The official languages are Belarusian and Russian.

Belarus Map
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Belarus.



Provinces
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Belarus. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

 Brest Homyel' Horad Minsk Hrodna Mahilyow Minsk Vitsyebsk 

See also Governates and Voivodeships.

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.


 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research

Other Resources

 * Geneteka Database of the Polish Genealogical Society indexed East Slavic FamilySearch records (Guide)