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

Guide to Löhlbach 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
Löhlbach 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 Löhlbach.

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

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
Church records begin in 1656.


 * 1656-1690 Church records 1656-1690 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1690-1727 Church records 1690-1727 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1728-1816 Church records 1728-1816 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1800-1848 Church records 1800-1848 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1893 Baptisms 1830-1893 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1894-1975 Baptisms 1894-1975 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1932 Confirmations and marriages 1830-1932 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1899-1990 Marriages 1899-1990 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1924 Burials 1830-1924 at Archion - images, ($)

Altenhaina

 * 1830-1931 Church records 1830-1931 at Archion - images, ($)

Battenhausen

 * church records 1801-1848 ($)
 * church records 1830-1975 ($)
 * marriages and burials 1830-2009 ($)
 * marriages 1934-2009 ($)

Reformed
The Reformed parish of Löhlbach was established in 1801. Prior to 1801, Reformed residents belonged to the Reformed parish of Frankenau.


 * 1801-1863 Church records 1801-1863 at Archion - images, ($); see also Frankenau church records through 1855
 * 1863-1912 Church records 1863-1912 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Löhlbach 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