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

Guide to Haindorf 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
Haindorf has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
The best gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Haindorf.

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 and Reformed
Church records for both parishes begin 1691. The Reformed records end in 1830. Records for Haindorf residents can also be found in the parish of Schmalkalden


 * church records 1691-1740 ($)
 * church records 1737-1800 ($)
 * church records 1770-1830 ($)
 * church records 1830-1931 ($) Lutheran records only.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Haindorf 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