Rantsila Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Rantsila is a former municipality of Finland. In 2009 together with Kestilä, Piippola, and Pulkkila it was merged to form Siikalatva. The Swedish name is Frantsila.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Mankila, Rantsila, Savaloja, Sipola.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.
 * Kerälä, Kirkonkylä, Kärsämä
 * Mankila
 * Savaloja, Sipola

Surrounding Parishes
Liminka, Kestilä, Pulkkila, Haapavesi, Vihanti, Paavola

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
 * 1722-1880 (*); Rantsilan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1939 (*); Rantsilan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1748-1870 (*); Rantsilan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1871-1900 (*); Rantsilan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Rantsila at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Rantsila at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Oulun tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - 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