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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Hoof 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 Hoof.

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

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.

Hoof
Church records begin in 1598.


 * 1598-1647 Church records 1598-1647 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1647-1686 Church records 1647-1686 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1724-1774 Church records 1724-1774 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1773-1821 Church records 1773-1821 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1822-1830 Church records 1822-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1686-1724 Baptisms and burials 1686-1724 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1863 Baptisms 1830-1863 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1863-1913 Baptisms 1863-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1696-1769 Confirmations and marriages 1696-1769 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1944 Confirmations 1831-1944 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1903 Marriages 1830-1903 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1904-1947 Marriages 1904-1947 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1948-1971 Marriages 1948-1971 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1892 Burials 1830-1892 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1892-1972 Burials 1892-1972 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1972-1992 Burials 1972-1992 at Archion - images, ($)

Breitenbach

 * 1773-1821 Church records 1773-1821 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1822-1830 Church records 1822-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1857 Baptisms 1830-1857 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1857-1909 Baptisms 1857-1909 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1909-2001 Baptisms 1909-2001 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1959 Confirmations 1831-1959 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1907 Marriages 1830-1907 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1907-1965 Marriages 1907-1965 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1881 Burials 1830-1881 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1882-1993 Burials 1882-1993 at Archion - images, ($)

Elmshagen

 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1970 Baptisms 1830-1970 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1971 Confirmations 1831-1971 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1971 Marriages 1830-1971 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1971 Burials 1830-1971 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hoof 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