Korpilahti Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Korpilahti was consolidated with Jyväskylä on January 1, 2009. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Korpilahti was formed as a chapel to Jämsä in 1691. The original church was damaged during the Great Northern War, and a replacement was built in 1755. The current church was built in 1826, and it became an independent parish in 1861. The Swedish name is Korpilax.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Korospohja, Korpilahti, Oittila, Putkilahti, Saakoski.

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

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
 * 1724-1881 (*); Korpilahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1756-1876 (*); Korpilahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1773-1847 (*); Korpilahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1862-1904 (*); Korpilahden seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Korpilahti at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Korpilahti 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