Nurmes Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Church records in Nurmes include Rautavaara to 1907 and Valtimo to 1908. In 2002 the municipality of Valtimo was merged with Nurmes.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hirvikoski, Höljäkkä, Imanne, Kohtavaara, Kopras, Kuohatti, Lipinlahti, Mujejärvi, Nurmes, Paljakka, Petäiskylä, Porokylä, Saramo, Savikylä, Vanhakylä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kuhmo, Pielisjärvi, Juuka, Rautavaara, Valtimo, Sotkamo

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images