Sonkajärvi Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Sonkajärvi is located in Northern Savonia region and neighbouring municipalities are Iisalmi, Kajaani, Lapinlahti, Rautavaara, Sotkamo and Vieremä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish and was founded in 1922. Prior to that date Sonkajärvi was a part of Iisalmi rural municipality. Sonkajärvi municipality includes the villages of Rutakko and Sukeva.

In 1854 a chapel serving the villages of Kilpisaari, Rutako, Sonkajärvi, Oinasjärvi and Petäjäjärvi was established. In 1872 the municipality of Rutako was founded with full administrative authority. The municipality was abolished in 1906.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Aittokoski, Hernejärvi, Jyrkkä, Kainunmäki, Kalliomäki, Kalliomäki, Kalliosuo, Kauppilanmäki, Koirakoski, Kulvemäki, Paisua, Rutakko, Sonkajärvi, Sonkakoski, Sukeva, Toivakko, Vehmasjärvi, Vänninmäki.

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

Places in Sonkajärvi Places in Rutakko

Surrounding Parishes
Kajaani, Sotkamo, Rautavaara, Varpaisjärvi, Lapinlahti, Iisalmi, Vieremä, Voullijoki.

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
 * 1732-1912 (*); Iisalmen maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1854-1912 (*); Sonkajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1875-1900 (*); Sonkajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Sonkajärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Sonkajärvi at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

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