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

Guide to Hellstein Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Hellstein 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 Hellstein.

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

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.

Hellstein
The parish of Hellstein was established in 1689. Prior to 1689, Hellstein belonged to the parish of Spielberg.


 * 1689-1785 Church records 1689-1785 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1785-1812 Church records 1785-1812 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1812-1835 Baptisms 1812-1835 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1844 Copy of baptisms 1830-1844 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1898 Baptisms 1830-1898 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1898-2009 Baptisms 1898-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2009 Confirmations 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1834-1889 Marriage Banns 1834-1889 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1812-1835 Marriages 1812-1835 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1950 Marriages 1830-1950 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1844 Copy of marriages and burials 1831-1844 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1950-2009 Marriages 1950-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1812-1834 Burials 1812-1834 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2009 Burials 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)

Neuenschmidten

 * 1812-1835 Baptisms 1812-1835 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1908 Baptisms 1830-1908 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1909-2009 Baptisms 1909-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2009 Confirmations 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1812-1835 Marriages 1812-1835 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2009 Marriages 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1812-1835 Burials 1812-1835 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1966 Burials 1830-1966 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1967-2009 Burials 1967-2009 at Archion - images ($)

Schlierbach

 * 1812-1835 Baptisms 1812-1835 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1901 Baptisms 1830-1901 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1902-2009 Baptisms 1902-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1964 Confirmations 1830-1964 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1814-1834 Marriages 1814-1834 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1910 Marriages 1830-1910 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1911-1982 Marriages 1911-1982 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1812-1834 Burials 1812-1834 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1911 Burials 1830-1911 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1911-1983 Burials 1911-1983 at Archion - images ($)

Udenhain

 * 1812-1835 Baptisms 1812-1835 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1898 Baptisms 1830-1898 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1898-1991 Baptisms 1898-1991 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2009 Confirmations 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1812-1835 Marriages 1812-1835 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1957 Marriages 1830-1957 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1812-1835 Burials 1812-1835 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1940 Burials 1830-1940 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1940-1996 Burials 1940-1996 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hellstein 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