Haapajärvi Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Haapajärvi is a municipality of Finland. The area was permanently settled in the 1540s, when settlers from Savonia arrived in the area. The village of Haapajärvi is mentioned for the first time in documents in 1547. At that time, the village was part of Kalajoki parish. Haapajärvi's first church was completed in 1650. Haapajärvi was founded as Kalajoki's prayer house in 1647 and received the rights of a chapel congregation in 1698. When Kalajoki's extensive churchyard was divided in 1838, Haapajärvi became an independent parish. Reisjärvi and Nivala remained Haapajärvi chapels until 1868. The current church in Haapajärvi was completed in 1802 next to the former church.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapajärvi, Hinkua, Kumiseva, Kuusaasta, Oksava, Parkkila, Siipola.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Haapavesi, Kärsämäki, Pyhäjärvi, Pihtipudas, Reisjärvi, Sievi, Nivala

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
 * 1732-1936 (*); Haapajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1734-1865 (*); Haapajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1777-1880 (*); Haapajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1809-1884 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Piippolan tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1865-1904 (*); Haapajärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Haapajärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Haapajärvi 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