Jurva Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Jurva is a former municipality of Finland and was consolidated to Kurikka on 1 January 2009. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Jurva was a chapel to Laihia parish. The current church was built in 1802.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alikoski, Jurva, Sarvijoki.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Laiha, Kurikka, Teuva, Prittkylä

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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1755-1891 (*); Jurvan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1774-1850 (*); Jurvan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1789-1865 (*); Jurvan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1856-1901 (*); Jurvan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Jurva at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Jurva 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