Coglio Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Coglio Parish, Ticino, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
As of 1997, Maggia had an area of 111.09 square kilometers (42.89 sq mi). The municipality is located in the Vallemaggia district.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 0.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 12.9% - forested
 * 0.4% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.4% - rivers or lakes
 * 6.7% - unproductive land

History
Maggia's municipal borders were created on 8 October 2003 when the following municipalities were united:
 * Aurigeno
 * Coglio
 * Giumaglio
 * Lodano
 * Maggia
 * Moghegno
 * Someo

Census
(See here for information regarding Ticino census records.)

The 1808 Ticino census for Coglio can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Coglio prior to 1875, along with any known soprannomi. For more information about soprannomi, click here.

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Ticino

Societies
Società Genealogica della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI)