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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Heimarshausen has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

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

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

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 parish of Heimarshausen was established in 1773. Prior to 1773, Heimarshausen belonged to the parish of Züschen.


 * 1773-1856 Church records 1773-1856 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1942 Baptisms 1830-1942 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1979 Confirmations 1831-1979 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1773-1873 Marriage banns 1773-1873 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1979 Marriages 1830-1979 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1979 Burials 1830-1979 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Heimarshausen 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