Eräjärvi Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Independent municipality until 1973. After 1973 part of Orivesi. Eräjärvi became a pulpit congregation to Orivesi in 1687. In 1751 Eräjärvi received its own priest. Eräjärvi became a chapel congregation to Orivesi in 1785, and an independent congregation in 1914. The current church was built in 1821.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Eräjärvi, Ristakallio, Vihasjärvi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kuhmalahti, Kuhmoinen, Längelmäki, Orivesi, Sahalahti

Census

 * 1540-1714 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1540-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1728-1869 (*); Eräjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1728-1945 (*); Eräjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1750-1865 (*); Eräjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1863-1907 (*); Eräjärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Eräjärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Eräjärvi at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1696-1813 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Sääksmäen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1795-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Ali-Sääksmäen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1828-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Yli-Sääksmäen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Guardianship Records

 * 1795-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Ali-Sääksmäen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1828-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Yli-Sääksmäen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

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