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

Guide to Eichen 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
Eichen 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 Eichen.

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

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 Eichen Lutheran parish was established in 1723. Prior to 1721 the Lutheran residents belonged to the parish of Windecken.


 * Church records 1723-1820 are available at the archive.

Reformed
The Reformed church records begin in 1596.


 * 1596-1740 [ Church records 1596-1740] at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1741-1830 [ Church records 1741-1830] at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1902 [ Baptisms 1830-1902] at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1971 [ Confirmations 1831-1971] at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1926 [ Marriages 1830-1926] at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1926 [ Burials 1830-1926] at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Eichen 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