Heinjoki Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Heinjoki is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Veshchevo in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was part of Heinjoki municipality.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Heikurila, Hentula, Hevossaari, Lahdenperä, Lapinlahti, Koprala, Kurvila, Kämärä, Kääntymä, Pienpero, Pihkala, Pilppula, Pirilä, Ristseppälä or Ristiseppälä, Rättölä, Savastila, Tuokkola and Vamppala.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Antrea (St. Andree), Äyräpää, Muolaa (Mola), Kuolemajärvi, Viipurin mlk (Vyborgs landsförsamling), Viipuri (Vyborg), Jääski

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
 * 1774-1910 (*); Heinjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1774-1913 (*); Heinjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1822-1850 (*); Heinjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1833-1903 (*); Heinjoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Heinjoki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images

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