Honkajoki Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Honkajoki (prior to 1952 Hongonjoki) is a municipality of Finland. The first permanent settlement was in the 1670s. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The parish became independent from Kankaanpää in 1867. The church was completed in 1812.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hongonjoki, Honkajoki, Katko, Paasto, Vatajankoski.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kauhajoki, Karvia, Kankaanpää, Siklainen, Isojoki

Census

 * 1540-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1733-1860 (*); Hongonjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1768-1941 (*); Hongonjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1824-1863 (*); Honkajoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1864-1902 (*); Honkajoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Honkajoki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Honkajoki 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
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images