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

Guide to Haine 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
Haine 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 Haine.

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

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 Haine was established in 1774. Prior to 1774 Haine belonged to the parish of Rödennau from 1642 to 1774. There are some gaps in the records.


 * 1774-1847 Church records 1774-1847 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1873 Church records 1830-1873 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1874-1957 Baptisms 1874-1957 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1874-1976 Confirmations and Burials 1874-1976 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1856-1943 Marriages 1856-1943 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1943-2014 Marriages 1943-2014 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Haine 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