Liminka Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Liminka is a municipality of Finland. The neighboring municipalities are Kempele, Lumijoki, Muhos, Oulunsalo, Siikajoki, Siikalatva, Tyrnävä, Vaala and Ala-Temmes. Liminka was founded in 1477. The first church was destroyed in the late 1500s. The next church was built in 1596 and remained in use until 1826, when the next church was built. The Swedish name is Limingo.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alatemmes, Hirvineva, Liminka, Tupos.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kempele, Tyrnävä, Temmes, Temmes, Säräisniemi, Kestilä, Rantsila, Paavola, Revonlahti, Lumijoki, Oulunsalo

Church Records

 * 1592-1912 (*); Limingan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1653-1863 (*); Limingan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 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
 * 1725-1863 (*); Limingan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1813-1907 (*); Limingan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Liminka - Limingo at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Liminka - Limingo at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1805-1810 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Oulun tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Oulun tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Guardianship Records

 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Oulun tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property

 * 1810-1860 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property

 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Oulun tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

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