Kesälahti Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kesälahti is a former municipality in Finland. The municipality was merged into the city of Kitee in 2013. Kesälahti was first mentioned in 1589 as a part of Uukuniemi parish. The old wooden church, built in 1831, was destroyed in the Continuation War in 1941 by a fire caused by aerial bombardment. The current church was completed in 1950. The Swedish name is Kesälax.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hummovaara, Kesälahti, Purujärvi, Villala.

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

Taxation Records

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