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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Berfa 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 Berfa.

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

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 Berfa was established in 1719. Prior to 1719, Berfa belonged to the parish of Lingelbach.


 * 1719-1782 Church records 1719-1782 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1782-1830 Church records 1782-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1859 Church records 1830-1859 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1853-1924 Church records 1853-1924 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1885-1943 Church records 1885-1943 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1925-2006 Baptisms and confirmations 1925-2006 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1917-2009 Marriages 1917-2009 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1944-2009 Burials 1944-2009 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Berfa 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