Nurmes Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Nurmes is named for the first time in 1556. The Lutheran congregation was founded and its first church was built in 1638. Church records in Nurmes include Rautavaara to 1907 and Valtimo to 1908. In 2002 the municipality of Valtimo was merged with Nurmes.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hirvikoski, Höljäkkä, Imanne, Kohtavaara, Kopras, Kuohatti, Lipinlahti, Mujejärvi, Nurmes, Paljakka, Petäiskylä, Porokylä, Saramo, Savikylä, Vanhakylä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kuhmo, Pielisjärvi, Juuka, Rautavaara, Valtimo, Sotkamo

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
 * 1690-1877 (*); Nurmeksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1690-1921 (*); Nurmeksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1723-1850 (*); Nurmeksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1756-1903 (*); Nurmeksen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Nurmes at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Nurmes 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

Guardianship Records

 * 1813-1823 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1824-1860 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

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