Laukaa Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Laukaa is a municipality of Finland located next to Jyväskylä. Laukaa's neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Jyväskylä, Konnevesi, Toivakka, Uurainen and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Laukaa became an independent parish in 1593. The Swedish name is Laukas.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Iso-Oksala, Juntula, Kuhankoski, Kuusa, Laukaa, Laukkavirta, Leppävesi, Lievestuore, Metsolahti, Valkola, Vatia, Vehniä, Vihtavuori, Virtala, Äijälä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Äänekoski, Sumiainen, Konnevesi, Hankasalmi, Toivakka, Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän mlk, Uurainen

Census

 * 1550-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1760-1809 (*) 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
 * 1724-1946 (*); Laukaan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1726-1871 (*); Laukaan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1730-1855 (*); Laukaan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1862-1906 (*); Laukaan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Laukaa at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Laukaa 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