Arnsbach Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Arnsbach Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Arnsbach has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Arnsbach.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Arnsbach.

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Arnsbach
Church records begin in 1680.


 * 1680-1720 Church records 1680-1720 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1721-1785 Church records 1721-1785 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1830-1948 Baptisms 1830-1948 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1961 Confirmations 1831-1961 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1961 Marriages 1830-1961 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1961 Burials 1830-1961 at Archion - images, ($)

Kerstenhausen

 * 1773-1827 Church records 1773-1827 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1828-1830 Church records 1828-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1927 Baptisms 1830-1927 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1961 Confirmations 1831-1961 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1961 Marriages 1830-1961 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1961 Burials 1830-1961 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Arnsbach began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck