Luumäki Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Luumäki is a municipality of Finland. Neighbouring municipalities are Hamina, Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Lemi, Miehikkälä and Savitaipale and the municipality is unilingually Finnish. Luumäki became an independent parish from Lappee in 1642. The first church in the parish was probably built right after that time but was destroyed during the Great Northern War (1700-1721). The second church, completed in 1731, was damaged during the Russian occupation of 1742-1743. In 1839 the church and the belfry burned down. The new church which is still in use was dedicated in 1845.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Viuhkola.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Savitaipale, Lemi, Lappee, Ylämaa, Miehikkälä, Vehkalahti, Sippola, Valkeala

Church Records

 * 1630-1900 (*); Luumäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 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
 * 1714-1860 (*); Luumäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1737-1879 (*); Luumäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1847-1906 (*); Luumäen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Luumäki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Luumäki 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