Kirvu Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kirvu is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Svobodnoye in Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The Swedish name is Kirvus.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahola, Apula, Eijala, Haikola, Hannukkariikonen, Hauhiala, Ihaksela, Iiliälä, Inkilä, Jantula, Jänikselä, Karvala, Kauppila, Keskiselkä, Kirvu (Kirkonkylä), Kohtamaa, Kuismala, Lahdenmaa, Lankila, Lietlahti, Läylölä, Maamäki, Matikkala, Merola, Mertjärvi, Meskala, Montola, Mömmölä, Nahkurila, Niukkala, Paavilanmäki, Paksujalkala, Pirilänniemi, Riikola, Roinila, Rätykylä, Sairala, Sunikkariikonen, Tietävälä, Torajärvi, Vallittula, Vasikkala, Vehkapää, Veitsjoki, Virola, and Vorniola.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Rautjärvi, Hiitola, Kaukola, Räisälä, Vuoksenranta, Antrea, Jääski, Ruokolahti

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
 * 1699-1860 (*); Kirvun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1739-1909 (*); Kirvun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1864-1905 (*); Kirvun seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kirvu at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &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