Somero Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The parish was first mentioned in 1449, and the church in 1492 as part of Uskela parish. The municipality was founded in 1867 and merged with Somerniemi in 1977. Somero is unilingually Finnish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahteenpää, Hirsjärvi, Häntälä, Kaskisto, Kerkola, Pajula, Pitkäjärvi, Pyöli, Somero, Talvisilta, Terttilä, Viluksela.

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

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Related Sources
Finland Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Taxation

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