Nässjö Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Nässjö Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History
Nässjö Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, located in southern Sweden where the town Nässjö is situated. The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Nässjö was united with five surrounding municipalities. 

Place Names
Ammetorp, Annefors, Annehall, Aronsnäs, Augment Gamlarp, Augment Träslända, Backstugan; Bråna Rusthåll, Gissarp Rusthåll, Hunseberg, Isåsa Rusthåll, Kvistorp, Mosseryd, Norra Målen Rusthåll,Skallarp, Spexhult Norrgård, Vimnarp, Åker Södergård, Berg Rusthåll, Bergafällan, Björkholmen, Bockängen ( Brahus, Boda, Bohus, Brun(n)stugan, Bråna Rusthåll, Brånastugan, Bäckafall Rusthåll, Bäcken, Bötebo Rävsnäs, Bötebo Åker Norrgård, Dostarp, Duvkullen, Dynefall Soldat och Rusthåll,  Elghult (Älghult) Hästerum,  Elghult (Älghult) Ingsberg, Erkabo,  Fagertofta, Fattigstugan Nässjö, Floen, Fällan, Fälltorpet (Fälletorpet),  Galtesten, Gambo, Gissarp Rusthåll, Gissebäck (Gissabäck), Granholmen, Gransbo Runneryd Rusthåll, Gransbo Åker Norrgård, Gransbäck, Granshult, Granslund, Gullborhult (Gulbrohult) Pipareboställe, Gunnagården Nässjö,  Handskeryd, Kronogård, ultarp Norrgård Soldathåll, Hultarp Skattegård Soldathåll, Hultarp Södergård, Hultet, Hunseberg, Husarkorpralbostället Nässjö Norrgård, Husarkorpralbostället Ödegård,  Husartorp; # 61 Bäckafall Rusthåll, # 62 Norra Målen Rusthåll, # 63 Runneryd Rusthåll, # 64 Kolstorp Isåsa Rusthåll, # 66 Floen Gissarp Rusthåll, Hängslen, Hästerum, Höjden (Högden), Ingsberg, (Ingarpsbeerg) Säteri, Isåsa Rusthåll, Johannisberg, Jonasbo, Jonsbo Dynefall, Jonsbo Gamlarp Augment, Kapellet, Karlsbygget, Kvallerikorpralsbostället Nässjö, Kolstorp, Komministerbostället Nässjö Gunnagård, Kronogården Hultarp, Kullen, Kvarnen Kvarntorp, Kvarnen Ingsberg Säteri, Kvarntrop (Kvarntorpet), Kvarntorp Kvarn och Såg, Kvistorp, Lappriet, Ledet, Lerbäcken, Lillegården Nässjö, Ljungafors, Lungafors Manufakturverk, Lugnet, Lunden, Manufakturverket Ljungafors, Mariedal, Mellangården Spexhult, Mosseryd (Måsseryd), Muggebo (Moggebo), Målen Norra Rusthåll, Målen Södra, Nilstorp, Norget, Norrgården Hultarp, Norrgården Nässjö, Norrgården Spexhult, Norrgården Åker, Nyaholm, Nybygget Dostarp, Nybygget Gullbrohult Piparebostället, Nybygget Spexhult Norrgård, Nybygget Spexhult Skattegård, Nytorp, Nässjö Fattigstuga, Nässjö Gunnagård Komministerboställe, Nässjö Lillegård Kavallerikorpralboställe, Nässjö Norrgård Husarkorpralsboställe, Nässjl Skulhu, Nässjö Stom, Nässjö Södergård, Nässjö Ödegård Husarkorpralsboställe, Perstorp, Riket, risabo Underlöjtnantboställe, Runneryd Rusthåll, Rusthållet; Berg, Bråna, Bäckafall, Dynefall, gissarp, Isåsa, Norra Målen, Runnderyd, Åker Norrgård, Rydholm, Rävsnäs (Revsnäs), Seket, Sjöbo, Sjöstugan, Skallarp, Skattegården Hultarp, Skattegården spexhult, Skieryd Soldathåll, Skogen, Smedhemmet, Soldathåll; Dynefall, Hultarp Norrgård, Hultarp Sskattegård, Skieryd, Spexhult Mellangård, Spexhult Skattegård, Soldattorp; # 48 Älghult Hästerum, # 49 Duvkullen Nässjö Södergård, # 50 Gamlarp Augment, # 51 Träslända Augment, # 52 Hunseberg, # 53 Bergafällan Spexhult Södergård, #54 Fagertofta, # 55 Åkersholm Åker Södergård, # 56 Kapellet Hultarp Skattegård, # 57 Skieryd Soldathåll, Spexhult Södergård, Spexhult; Mellangård Soldathåll, Norrgård, Skattegård Soldathåll, Södergård, Stackeryd, Stensabo, Sticket, Stolpen, Stommen Nässjö, Stuntamålen, Svenstorp, Sågen Kvarntrop, Säteriet Ingsberg, Säteriladugården Västansjö, Södergården Hultarp, Södergården Nässjö, Södergården Spexhult, Södergården Åker, Sörängen, Trumf, Träslända augment, Udden, Underlöjtnantbostället Risabo, Vallebo, Vasslösa, Vimnarp (Vimmenarp), Åker Norrgård Rusthåll, Åker Södergård, Åkersholm, Åkerslund, Älghult (Elghult) Hästerum, Älgshult (Elgshult) Ingsberg Säteri, Ängen, Ödegården Nässjö,

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


 * Surrounding Parishes

Census Records

 * Sweden Household Examination Records (Husförhörslängder)--explanation of this church record which is functionally the census of Sweden.
 * Sweden Household Examination Books, 1840-1947, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Online Database Church Records
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com  are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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FamilySearch Library Records
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Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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