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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Volkmarsen 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 Volkmarsen.

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

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 Volkmarsen was established in 1841. Prior to 1841, Volkmarsen belonged to the parish of Breuna.


 * 1841-1958 Baptisms 1841-1958 at Archion - images ($); newer digital copy, lighter images
 * 1841-1958 Baptisms 1841-1958 at Archion - images ($); darker images
 * 1841-2013 Confirmations 1841-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1842-1996 Confirmations 1842-1996 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1841-2013 Marriages 1841-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1842-1996 Marriages 1842-1996 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1841-1996 Burials 1841-1996 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1841-2000 Burials 1841-2000 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Volkmarsen 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