Kuorevesi Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kuorevesi is a former municipality of Finland. In 2001 it was consolidated into the town of Jämsä. The name of the municipality came from the Lake Kuorevesi that is situated in its area. The first church in Kuorevesi was probably built in the 1640s, but was demolished forty years later. The current church is the third in the parish and was built in 1779.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Halli, Kavala, Kuorevesi, Lahdenkylä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Keuruu, Koskenpää, Jämsä, Längelmäki, Juupajoki, Vilppula, Mänttä

Census

 * 1540-1714 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1540-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1659-1946 (*); Kuoreveden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1698-1877 (*); Kuoreveden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1701-1871 (*); Kuoreveden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1867-1906 (*); Kuoreveden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kuorevesi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kuorevesi 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