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

Guide to Leimsfeld 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
Leimsfeld 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 Leimsfeld.

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

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.

Lutheran
The parish of Leimsfeld was established in 1772. Prior to 1772, Leimsfeld belonged to the parish of Niedergrenzebach.


 * 1772-1838 Church records 1772-1838 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1913 Church records 1830-1913 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1874-1924 Church records 1874-1924 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1912-1982 Church records 1912-1982 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1914-2015 Confirmations 1914-2015 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Leimsfeld 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