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

Guide to Heimbach 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
Heimbach 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 Heimbach.

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

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 Heimbach was established in 1770. From 1689 to 1769 Heimbach belonged to the parish of Sachsenhausen. There is a gap in records between 1656 and 1688. Prior to 1656, Heimbach belonged to the parish of Grüsen.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Heimbach 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