Kurkijoki Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kurkijoki is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now divided between the municipalities of Kurkijoki and Elisenvaara in the Lahdenpohja district of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The Swedish name is Kronoborg.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Alho, Aromäki, Elisenvaara, Haapvaara, Haavikko, Huutomäki, Hämeenlahti, Ihojärvi, Kannansaari, Kauppakylä (Kirkonkylä), Korpsaari, Kuuppala, Lapinlahti, Lepousmäki, Levonpelto, Luhovaara, Marianvaara, Metsikko, Mikrilä, Oksentiinmäki, Otsanlahti, Pohjii eli Pohjiinkylä, Rahola, Riekkala, Rummunsuo (aiemmin Rungonsuo), Räihävaara, Saares, Savii eli Saviinkylä, Savoja, Sillankorva, Sorjo, Soskua, Särkjärvi, Tervu, Titto, and Vätikkä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Jaakkima, Lumivaara, Hiitola, Parikkala

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
 * 1725-1894 (*); Kurkijoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1741-1850 (*); Kurkijoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1763-1909 (*); Kurkijoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1862-1906 (*); Kurkijoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kurkijoki 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