Burg im Leimental Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Burg im Leimental Parish, Basel-Landschaft, 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
Burg im Leimental belonged to the parish of Rodersdorf until 1805, when it became an independent parish. It was merged with Röschenz from 1874-1935. Earlier records may be found in Rodersdorf.

Parish records for Burg im Leimental are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 8 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1694-1889 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1803-1816 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1694-1815 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1833-1970 Confirmations at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Burg im Leimental prior to 1875:

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Basel-Landschaft

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)