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

Guide to Oberkalbach Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Oberkalbach.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Oberkalbach.

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
The Lutheran residents of Oberkalbach belonged to the parish of Steinau.

The Lutheran residents of Uttrichshausen belonged to the parish of Mottgers.

Oberkalbach
Church records begin in 1653.
 * 1653-1900 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Item 1:Oberkalbach Taufen 1653 through 1799 (beginning in 1703 the birth dates were also included through 1900)
 * Item 2:Oberkalbach Taufen 1800 through 1900
 * Item 3:Heubach 1656 through 1900; Oberkalbach 1656 through 1900; Uttrichshausen 1683 through 1900 (in Mottgers before 1683)
 * Item 4: Oberkalbach Beeridungen 1653 through 1900 (beginning in 1703 death dates are included through 1900)


 * 1653-1710 Church records 1653-1710 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1711-1792 Church records 1711-1792 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1791-1841 Church records 1791-1841 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1815 Church records 1815 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1880 Church records 1880 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1884 Baptisms 1830-1884 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1998 Confirmations 1831-1998 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1949 Marriages 1830-1949 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1922 Burials 1830-1922 at Archion - images, ($)

Heubach
Church records begin in 1654.
 * 1653-1900 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Item 3:Heubach 1656 through 1900; Oberkalbach 1656 through 1900; Uttrichshausen 1683 through 1900 (in Mottgers before 1683)


 * 1654-1710 Church records 1654-1710 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1711-1796 Church records 1711-1796 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1796-1841 Church records 1796-1841 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1850 Church records 1850 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1907 Baptisms 1830-1907 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1998 Confirmations 1831-1998 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1956 Marriages 1830-1956 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1951 Burials 1830-1951 at Archion - images, ($)

Uttrichshausen
The parish of Uttrichshausen was established in 1663. There is a gap in records between 1663 and 1683. Prior to 1663, Uttrichshausen belonged to the parish of Mottgers.
 * 1653-1900 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Item 3:Heubach 1656 through 1900; Oberkalbach 1656 through 1900; Uttrichshausen 1683 through 1900 (in Mottgers before 1683)


 * 1683-1796 Church records 1683-1796 at Archion - images, ($) Church records from 1708-1759 might also be found in Sterbfritz.
 * 1797-1841 Church records 1797-1841 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1815 Church records 1815 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1953 Baptisms 1830-1953 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1998 Confirmations 1831-1998 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1997 Marriages 1830-1997 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1998 Burials 1830-1998 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Oberkalbach 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