Himanka Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Himanka is a former municipality of Finland. Himanka was consolidated with the neighboring town of Kalajoki on January 1, 2010. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The villages of Ainali, Himankakylä, Pahkala, Pernu, Pöntiö, Rautila, Saarenpää, Tomujoki, Torvenkylä and Hillilä all belonged to the municipality. The oldest part of the central Himanka is called Raumankari. At the heart of Himanka is the river Lestijoki which empties into the Gulf of Bothnia. Himanka became its own chapel congregation in 1846 and an independent congregation in 1898. The Swedish name is Himango.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hillilä, Himanka, Kungas.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kalajoki, Kannus, Lohtaja (Lochteå)

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
 * 1792-1937 (*); Himangan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1796-1867 (*); Himangan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1804-1850 (*); Himangan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1868-1903 (*); Himangan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Himanka - Himango 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