Altenrhein Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Altenrhein Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Altenrhein belongs to the municipality of Thal.

Church Records
The following church records are available from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Altenrhein:

Catholic
Click on a linked collection and then on the yellow "viewer" button to browse the images.

Altenrhein belonged to the parish of Rorschach until 1914, when it became an independent parish.

Family book (1903-1949) -- unavailable online Baptisms, volume 1 (1843-1973) -- unavailable online Baptisms, volume 2 (1843-1973) -- unavailable online

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Altenrhein families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen