Birwinken, Thurgau, Switzerland Genealogy

Birwinken is a civil parish in Canton Thurgau, and is comprised of the villages of Andwil, Birwinken, Buch, Guntershausen, Happerswil, Klarsreuti, and Mattwil. For records, see the entries for these parishes.
 * Catholics in the villages of Andwil belonged to the parish of Sulgen.
 * Catholics in the villages of Birwinken, Guntershausen, and Mattwil belonged to the parish of Berg.
 * Catholics in the villages of Buch, Happerswil, and Klarsreuti belonged to the parish of Altnau.
 * Protestants in the village of Andwil belonged to the parish of Andwil.
 * Protestants in the village of Birwinken, Happerswil, and Klarsreuti belonged to the parish of Birwinken.
 * Protestants in the village of Buch belonged to the parish of Langrickenbach.
 * Protestants in the village of Guntershausen belonged to the parish of Sulgen.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Birwinken families:

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Birwinken prior to 1875:

Related Sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.