Hjortsberga med Kvenneberga Parish, Kronoberg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Hjortsberga med Kvenneberga Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History
In 1957 Hjortsberga (Kronoberg) was combined with Kvenneberga to create this parish.

(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)

Place Names
Alebron, Amundsgården Hult, Aplagården Hult, Aplamon,

Backstuga ; Exhult, Gravanös, Gölsjö, Hjortsberga, Hult Amundsgård - Aplagård - Hakagård - Norrgård- Södergård, Hökås, Kuleryd, Kvintås Storgård, Linneryd, Lyngåsa, Mo Västergård - Östergård, Norberg, Ryamon, Sjöatorp Brorsgård - Postgård - Västergård, Transjö Svensgård - Toragård, Vret Norrgård - Södergård, Västra Bäck, Åreda,

Bergsdammen, Bokelid, Bokelund, Brobacken, Brorsgården Sjöatorp, Brunshult Rusthåll, Brunstorp, Brände Rusthåll Kvarnhemman, Bygget, Bäck Mellankvarn - Södra Kvarn - Västra - Västra Kvarn,

Dalbogården Transjö, Dalsboda, Djuratorp,

Eken, Ekåsen, Elganäs (Älganäs) Rusthåll, Enganäs (Änganäs) Kvarn, Exhult,

Fattigstugan, Fileboda, Flinkens, Forsa Säteri, Fredrikshall,Froms, Furukullen, Furumon, Furutorpet, Fållen Brunshult - Linneryd, Fällan,

Garphult, Geramon, Granstorp, Gravanäs Augment, Grönadal, Guldfångarör, Gustavsdal, Gölaboda, Gölsjö,

Hagatorp, Hakafors Järnmanufakturverk, Hakagården Hult, Hakatorp, Hallatorp, Heddeberg, Helsingdal, Hiet - Lilla, Hisingsberg, Hjortsberga Fattigstuga -Stomhemman, Hultakvarn, Hultanäs, Hultet Lilla, Hyltan, Hårestorp Militieboställe, Hästhagen, Höganäs, Hökås,

Ingeborgskvarn, Intaget,

Jonsboda, Järnmanufaturverket Hakafors,

Karlsboda, Karlsbro, Karlstorp, Karsans, Klockaretorpet, Knutsborg, Kohagen, Kriken, Kuleryd, Kvarnen Mellanbäck - Södra Bäck - Västra bäck - Änganäs, Kvarnhemmet Brände, Kvarntorp, Kvarntorp, Kvintås Lillgård, Kvintås Storgård, Källestugan,

Lindsberg, Linneryd Rusthåll, Ljungaboda Sällareboda - Älganäs, Lofthall, Lundatorpet, Lunden, Lyngåsa Säteri,

Mariefred, Mo Lilla - Västergård - Östergård, Myrarås, Månsabo,

Norberg Rusthåll, Norratorp, Nyatorp Forsa - Gravanäs, Nybygget Brunshult - Gravanäs - Sjöatorp - Vret Norrgård, Nyäng,

Olsatorp,

Pinkhemmet, Planen Hult Norrgård - Hökås, Postgården Sjöatorp, Prestorp,

Remmatorp, Ristorpet, Risåkra Transjö Dalbogård, Transjö Toragård, Ryamon Rusthåll, Ryd Lilla, Rönningeryd,

Sandvik, Simonstorp, Sjuhult, Sjöanäs, Sjöatorp Brorsgård - Postgård - Södergård Rusthåll - Västergård, Sjöbacken Sjuhult - Transjö Svensgård, Sjöholmen, Sjötorpet, Skäppetorpet, Slottet, Slättatorp, Slättemon Norra, Slätten, Soldattorp ; # 16 Strömsberg KvintåsStorgård - # 17 Brobacken Linneryd - # 18 Slottet Norberg - # 19 Tråkeboda Älganäs - # 64 Hökås - # 65 Kuleryd  - # 66 Mo Västergård - # 67 Sjöatorp Södergård - # 69 Vret Södergård - # 70 Gulfångarör Vret Norrgård -# 71 Risåkra Transjö Toragård - # 72 Risåkra Transjö Dalbogård - # 73 Hult Norrgård - ¤ 74 Pinkhemmet Hult Södergård - # 75 Nyatorp Gravanäs # 76 Knutsborg Forsa,  Stenakvarn, Stenberga, Stenkullen, Stenslund, Strömsberg, Stutaboda, Svensgården Transjö, Svenstorp, Svinsboda, Sållareboda Rusthåll, Södratorp,

Toragården Transjö, Tranan, Transjö Södergård Rusthåll - Toragård, Trappamo, Tråkeboda,

Uradal,

Valgrenstorp, Videbäcken, Vret Norrgård - Södergård, Vänneboda, Västerfäll,

Åbo, Åmans, Åreda,

Älganäs ( Elganäs) Rusthåll, Änganäs (Enganäs) Kvarn,

Östratorp,

Sweden 1951 Place Names Register and the Swedish Parish Pages list in this Wiki will give you searchable lists of places, particularly parishes and the farms within those parishes.


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Census Records

 * Sweden Household Examination Records (Husförhörslängder)--explanation of this church record which is functionally the census of Sweden.
 * Sweden Household Examination Books, 1840-1947, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Online Database Church Records
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FamilySearch Library Records
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Military Records

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