Alahärmä Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Alahärmä is a former municipality of Finland and it was consolidated, together with Kortesjärvi and Ylihärmä, to Kauhava on 1 January 2009. The municipality that is unilingually Finnish abuts areas in Ostrobothnia with a mixed Swedish and Finnish speaking population. The parish was first settled in 1537. The first church was built in 1676. The church fell out of use in 1752, after which a new church was built on the site. This church, built in the 18th century, burned down on July 7, 1898, while repairs were being made to the roof. The current church was inaugurated in 1903.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Alahärmä, Hakola, Härmä, Kangasto, Kaupin kangas, Kauppi, Markkula, Voltti.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Jeppua (Jeppo), Purmo, Kortesjärvi, Kauhava, Ylihärmä, Vöyri (Vörå), Oravainen (Oravais), Munsala

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1683-1915 (*); Alahärmän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1696-1856 (*); Alahärmän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1734-1860 (*); Alahärmän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1845-1903 (*); Alahärmän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Alahärmä at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Alahärmä at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation Records

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