Geismar Parish (Kr. Fritzlar), Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Geismar 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 Geismar.

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

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.

Lutheran
Church records begin in 1656.


 * 1656-1737 Church records 1656-1737 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1679-1724 Church records 1679-1724 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1712-1768 Church records 1712-1768 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1768-1830 Church records 1768-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1828-1830 Church records 1828-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1877 Baptisms 1830-1877 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1878-1950 Baptisms 1878-1950 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1976 Confirmations 1830-1976 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1912 Marriages 1830-1912 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1888 Burials 1830-1888 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Geismar 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