Meilen Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Meilen parish, Zurich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Surrounding Parishes
Egg Herrliberg Horgen Oberrieden Uetikon am See Wädenswil

Census Records
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)

The following censuses are available for Meilen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Meilen families:

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Meilen belongs to the Männedorf civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Zivilstandsamt Bahnhofstrasse 10 CH-8708 Männedorf

Tel: +41 44 921 66 00

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@maennedorf.ch zivilstandsamt@maennedorf.ch]

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Meilen prior to 1875:

Related Sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich