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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Gersfeld 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 Gersfeld.

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

Locations within Gersfeld
Meiersbach, Schachen, Kolgraben, Obernhausen, Sandberg, Mosbach, Rodenbach, Kippenbach, Rummers, Rengersfeld, Sparbrod, Kalenberg, Dürrehof, Traberstshof, Ebersberg or Neuwart, Güntersberg, Sommerberg, Hünkelshäupt, Drottenhof, Schnepfenhof or Bienloch, Schneberg, Mohrhof or Kemleshof, Dammelhof, Kalbenhof, Töpfenmühl

Catholic
The Catholic parish of Gersfeld was established in 1821.


 * 1821-1971 Church records 1821-1971 at Matricula Online - images

Lutheran
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.

Gersfeld
Church records begin in 1596. Baptism and marriage records include gaps.


 * 1596-1636 Church records 1596-1636 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1636-1688 Church records 1636-1688 at Archion - images, ($); record kept by teachers
 * 1680-1721 Church records 1680-1721 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1689-1741 Church records 1689-1741 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1722-1757 Church records 1722-1757 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1758-1778 Church records 1758-1778 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1779-1800 Church records 1779-1800 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1801-1812 Church records 1801-1812 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1813-1824 Church records 1813-1824 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1825-1837 Church records 1825-1837 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1856-1873 Church records 1856-1873 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1838-1857 Baptisms 1838-1857 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1858-1871 Baptisms 1858-1871 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1872-1887 Baptisms 1872-1887 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1888-1911 Baptisms 1888-1911 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1912-1935 Baptisms 1912-1935 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1849-1880 Confirmations 1849-1880 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1881-1941 Confirmations 1881-1941 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1838-1865a Marriages 1838-1865a at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1838-1865b Marriages 1838-1865b at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1866-1897 Marriages 1866-1897 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1897-1946 Marriages 1897-1946 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1947-1958 Marriages 1947-1958 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1816-1824 Burials 1816-1824 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1825-1837 Burials 1825-1837 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1838-1856 Burials 1838-1856 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1857-1871 Burials 1857-1871 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1872-1892 Burials 1872-1892 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1893-1948 Burials 1893-1948 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1949-1998 Burials 1949-1998 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 19th century Family book 19th century at Archion - images, ($)
 * 19th century Family book 19th century at Archion - images, ($); separate registes for Schachen, Mosbach, Rodenbach-Sparbrod, Rengersfeld

Jewish Records
Jewish Records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Hessian Main State Archive in Wiesbaden, Germany. The following digitized records are available in the Hessian Vital Records collection in LAGIS (Hessian Regional History Information System). These records have been indexed by JewishGen and can be searched for in their JewishGen German Collection database. Results are found in The Hessen Gatermann Index database. For help with understanding the Hebrew calendar dates click here.


 * 1811-1875 Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1811-1875 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; includes index at the beginning
 * 1811-1874 Jewish records 1811-1874 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Gersfeld 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