Suojärvi Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Suoyarvi is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Suoyarvi in Suoyarvsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. IN 1589 Suojärvi was the chapel of the Orthodox congregation of Sortavala. The Orthodox congregation became independent in 1630. Korpiselkä was separated into its own congregation in 1777. The Annantehta chapel congregation was founded in 1898. The Annantehta congregation became independent in 1917, when the Suojärvi Orthodox congregation was divided into two, the Suojärvi and Annantehta orthodox congregations. The Suojärvi Lutheran congregation was part of Impilathi and in 1885 it became as a prayer house to Soanlahti parish. The congregation became independent in 1928 and the same year a wooden church was built.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Eloniemi, Evaniemi, Hakkasenranta, Hantshakanniemi, Hautakoski, Hautavaara, Helylänniemi, Hietalahti, Hiisvaara, Hilonen, Hokinkaivo, Hukkala, Hyrsylä, Ignoila, Iivilä, Jehkilä, Jyrinselkä, Kaipaankylä (Kaipainen), Kaitajärvi, Kallioniemi, Kalliovaara, Kanavaara, Kanervo, Karatsalmi, Kirveskangas, Kivijärvi, Kiviselkä, Kokonniemi, Korpijärvi, Kotajärvi, Kotiranta, Kuikkaniemi, Kuikkavaara, Kulmoselkä, Kuusela, Lahdenpohja, Lahtela, Lehtivalkama, Lemilahti, Leppälä, Leppäniemi, Lietteenkylä, Maimalampi, Miekkalampi, Moisionvaara, Mäkitalo, Mökkö, Mököinselkä, Nasarenvaara, Nilosaari, Paavola, Pakkala, Parkinselkä, Pekkasenmäki, Peltoinen, Perttilä, Possodanjärvi, Pusoisvaara, Pussila, Pönttösenvaara, Rantala, Salmijärvi, Salonkylä, Salonniemi, Sattila, Sillankorva, Sorsala, Suoranta, Suurniemi, Tervahauta, Tervaselkä, Uljonen, Uusivaara, Varpakylä, and Vegarus.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Ilomantsi, Salmi, Suistamo, Korpiselkä

Census

 * 1810-1860 (*) 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
 * 1802-1869 (*); Suojärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &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