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

Guide to Schreufa 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
Schreufa 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 Schreufa.

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

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 Lutheran parish of Schreufa was established in 1774. Prior to 1774, the Lutheran residents belonged to Viermünden.


 * 1774-1830 Church records 1774-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1991 Church records 1830-1991 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2011 Church records 1830-2011 at Archion - images, ($)

Reformed
The parish of Schreufa for reformed residents was established in 1790. Prior to 1790, the reformed residents belonged to Frankenberg.


 * 1790-1830 Church records 1790-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1943 Church records 1830-1943 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1886-1959 Marriages 1886-1959 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1946-1959 Burials 1946-1959 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Schreufa 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