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

Guide to Gertenbach 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
Gertenbach 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 Gertenbach.

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

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.

Gertenbach
Church records begin in 1638.


 * 1638-1702 Church records 1638-1702 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1698-1804 Church records 1698-1804 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1804-1830 Church records 1804-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1858-1871 Church records 1858-1871 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1891 Baptisms 1830-1891 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1892-1996 Baptisms 1892-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1996 Confirmations 1831-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1922 Marriages 1830-1922 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1913 Burials 1830-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1914-2012 Burials 1914-2012 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Gertenbach 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