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

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

History
On 1 January 1968 the parish of Florenberg was renamed ''Pfarrei zur Hl. Dreifaltigkeit in Pilgerzell'' (Parish of the Holy Trinity in Pilgerzell).

Jurisdictional Changes
Florenberg 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 Florenberg.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Margretenhaun, Dietershausen, Grossenlüder

Catholic
Church records begin in 1695.


 * 1695-1948 Church records 1695-1948 at Matricula Online - images; with gaps in marriages from 1844-1863 and burials from 1843-1854

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Florenberg began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck