Oberrohrdorf Parish, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Oberrohrdorf Parish, Aargau, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.

Church Records
The parish of Oberrohrdorf was mentioned in the eleventh century. It includes the municipalities of Bellikon (until 1925), Künten (until 1901), Remetschwil, Stetten (until 1888), and Niederrohrdorf (until 1972).

Census
(See here for information regarding Aargau census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Oberrohrdorf:
 * 1837 (images 507-527; includes Niederrohrdorf)
 * 1850: Form A (images 55-97; includes Niederrohrdorf)
 * 1850: Form B (image 98; includes Niederrohrdorf)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Oberrohrdorf prior to 1875:

Related sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Zürich (GHGZ)