Fischbach, Hesse, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Fischbach 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 Fischbach.

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

Church Records
Church records for this part of the grand duchy of Hesse 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.

Fischbach belonged to the parish of Holzburg in Hesse-Nassau, Prussia. Earlier records for Fischbach are included in the church records of the parish of Holzburg.

Lutheran

 * 1830-1882 Church records 1830-1882 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1845-1982 Baptisms 1845-1982 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1845-1981 Confirmations 1845-1981 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1844-1980 Marriages 1844-1980 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1846-1982 Burials 1846-1982 at Archion – images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Fischbach began in January 1876. Hesse also kept civil registration between 1803 and 1815, during the Napoleonic occupation.

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

Societies and Libraries
Hessian Family History Association Hessian Library Information System ‘’hebis’’ Hessian State Archives University and State Library Darmstadt University Library of Johann Christian Senckenberg (Frankfurt)