Muhos Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Muhos is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Oulu half an hour's drive on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland, and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The river Oulujoki flows through the town and its countryside with the wide open plains of Pohjanmaa on the south side of the river and the forested hills of Kainuu on the northern side.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hyrkäs, Jokirinne, Kylmälä, Kylmälänkylä, Leppiniemi, Muhos, Rova, Soso.

Place Names
Antila, Anttila, Bertunen, Carjalainen, Hanhela, Heikura, Hildunen, Holoppa, Hånganen, Hurskainen, Hyrckäinen, Hyry, Hyvärinen, Häikiö, Jurvanen, Karhu, Karvoinen, Keränen, Kettunen, Kinnuinen, Klemettinen, Kolemainen, Kondu, Kårhonen, Kosunen, Kärnä, Leskela, Leskelä, Lievonen, Lovola, Lähtevä, Mallinen, Mickonen, Määttä, Niskanen, Pakti, Pavola, Pesola, Pura, Pycko, Raappana, Remex, Rickonen, Ruokalainen, Räivänen, Seppälä, Sieckinen, Sipola, Tickanen, Tikinen, Tuppurainen, Tylli, Wainikainen, Walkonen, Wesa, Winckar, Ähkönen

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

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
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1699-1879 (*); Muhoksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1699-1944 (*); Muhoksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1859 (*); Muhoksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1862-1906 (*); Muhoksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Muhos at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Muhos at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

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