Walenstadt Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Walenstadt Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Church Records
The following church records are available online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Walenstadt:

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Walenstadt was established in 1866. Before 1866, parishioners belonged to the parish of Bad Ragaz. Records are not available online.

Catholic
Baptisms (1630-1677) Baptisms (1668-1819), confirmations (1681-1807), and marriages (1668-1807) Baptisms (1829-1842), confirmations (1832-1867), marriages (1829-1842), and burials (1829-1842) Baptisms (1842-1916)

Marriages (1842-1918) -- unavailable online

Burials (1710-1747) and Jahrzeitbuch (1710-1747) Burials (1748-1828) Burials (1842-1937)

Family book (census 1888) (1841-1888) Jahrzeitbuch (1634-) Jahrzeitbuch (1765-)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Walenstadt families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen