Lapinjärvi Parish, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Lapinjärvi is a municipality located in the Uusimaa region of Finland. Neighbouring municipalities are Iitti, Kouvola, Loviisa, Myrskylä and Orimattila. The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers. Formerly known as Lapvesi. The Swedish name is Lappträsk.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hindersby, Kimoböle, Kimonkylä, Lapinjärvi, Lappträsk, Lindkoski, Pockar, Porlammi, Porlom, Pukaro.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Iitti, Elimäki, Ruotsinpyhtää, Pernaja, Loviisa, Likjendal, Myrskylä, Artjärvi

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1663-1860 (*); Lapinjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1691-1924 (*); Lapinjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1732-1876 (*); Lapinjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1855-1907 (*); Lapinjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Lapinjärvi - Lappträsk at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Lapinjärvi - Lappträsk at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1621-1748 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Porvoon tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1750-1809 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Porvoon tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1808-1918 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Kymen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1816-1871 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Kymen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Emigration and Immigration Records

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

Taxation Records

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