Ilomantsi Parish, Kuopio, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ilomantsi has been settled since the 15th century. The eastern portion which was ceded to the Soviet Union spoke the South Karelian dialect of varsinaiskarjalaa (Proper Karelian). The Swedish name is Ilomants.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hattu, Hattuvaara, Haukivaara, Hiiskoski, Huhus, Ilomantsi, Kivilahti, Korentovaara, Käenkoski, Marjovaara, Maukkula, Mekrijärvi, Möhkö, Naarva, Patrikka, Sonkaja.

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

Finnish Names Henkikirjat

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images