Sippola Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Sippola is mentioned as a pulpit in Vehkalahti as early as 1693. It was formed as a chapel parish in 1823 and the parish became independent in 1861. The present Sippola church was completed 1879. The parish was originally known as Anikkala, first mentioned in 1544 when it was part of Vehkalahti parish. In 1975 was merged with Anjala to form Anjalakoski, which later merged into Kouvola in 2009.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahola, Enäjärvi, Mämmälä, Pieksämäki, Rautjärvi, Ruotila, Savero, Sippola, and Viiala. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Enäjärvi, Hitå, Inkeroinen, Kaipiainen, Liikkala, Löytty, Myllykoski, Ruotila, Sippola.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. 1843 • 3 1879 • 3

Surrounding Parishes
Valkeala, Luumäki, Miehikkälä, Vehkalahti, Hamina, Kymi, Kotka, Anjala

Census

 * 1540-1713 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1763-1904 (*); Sippolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1779-1867 (*); Sippolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1832-1887 (*); Sippolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1867-1899 (*); Sippolan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Sippola at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Sippola 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