Blauen Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Blauen Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Church Records
Blauen belonged to the parish of Laufen until 1619, when it became an independent parish. Between 1874 and 1935, it was united with the parish of Dittingen. Some records for Blauen can be found under Dittingen, and others may be found in Laufen.

Parish records for Blauen are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 12 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1700-1815 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1795-1875 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1700-1815 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1795-1875 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1700-1956 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1795-1875 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Basel-Landschaft

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)