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

Guide to Fambach 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
Fambach 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 Fambach.

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

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
Church records begin in 1559. Some records may also be found in the parish of Herrenbreitungen.


 * church records 1559-1703 ($)
 * church records 1703-1792 ($)
 * church records 1793-1830 ($)
 * church records 1858-1875 ($)
 * baptisms 1830-1867 ($)
 * baptisms 1868-1913 ($)
 * confirmations 1831-1913 ($)
 * marriages 1830-1900 ($)
 * burials 1830-1875 ($)
 * burials 1875-1942 ($)

Reformed
The Reformed parish of Fambach was established in 1830. Prior to 1830, Reformed residents of Fambach belonged to the parish of Herrenbreitungen.


 * church records 1858-1875 ($)
 * baptisms 1855-1888 ($)
 * burials 1862-1942 ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Fambach 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