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

Guide to Gombeth 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
Gombeth 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 Gombeth.

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

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
The parish of Gombeth was established in 1745. Prior to 1745, Gombeth belonged to the parish of Grossenenglis.


 * 1745-1773 Church records 1745-1773 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1746-1833 Church records 1746-1833 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1880 Baptisms 1830-1880 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1966 Confirmations 1831-1966 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1940 Marriages 1830-1940 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1941 Burials 1830-1941 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Gombeth 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