Hitzelrode Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Hitzelrode Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Hitzelrode has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Hitzelrode.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Hitzelrode.

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Lutheran
The parish of Hitzelrode was established in 1770. Prior to 1770, Hitzelrode belonged to the parish of Albungen.


 * 1770-1830 Church records 1770-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1975 Church records 1830-1975 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1911-2013 Baptisms 1911-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1929-2015 Burials 1929-2015 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hitzelrode began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck