Polvijärvi Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Polvijärvi parish, Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Polvijärvi once belonged to Liperi parish. Because of the difficult transportation connections, it wanted its own church and priest, and got a cemetery and plans for a prayer room in 1805. The prayer room was completed in 1847. In the village of Sotkuma the Orthodox church has built a tsasouna  consecrated to the Holy Prophet Elias.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kinahmo, Kuorevaara, Martonvaara, Polvijärvi, Ruvaslahti, Saarivaara, Sotkuma.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Surrounding Parishes
Juuka, Kontiolahti, Joensuu, Liperi, Kaavi

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1842-1926 (*); Polvijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1848-1877 (*); Polvijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1873-1900 (*); Polvijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images