Hommershausen Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Hommershausen Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Hommershausen has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Hommershausen.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Hommershausen.

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Lutheran
The parish of Hommershausen was established in 1774. There is a gap in records between 1774 and 1830. Prior to 1774, Hommershausen belonged to the parish of Viermünden.


 * 1831-2014 Baptisms and confirmations 1831-2014 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2012 Marriages and burials 1830-2012 at Archion - images, ($)

Reformed
The Reformed residents of Hommershausen belonged to the parish of Frankenberg.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hommershausen began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck