Wolfhalden Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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History
In 1650, Heiden and Wolfhalden couldn't agree about the control over the church. This led to the creation of a church in each village in 1652, making them independent.

Place Names

 * Locations within Wolfhalden Augste Bruggmühle Bühlen Hasle Hinteregg Hinterhasle Hinterlochen Högli Höhe Hub Kaltenbrunnen Lindenberg Lippenreute Mühlpass Mühltobel Obergatter Plätzli Rank Scheibe Schönenbühl Sonder Tanne Weid Wolfhalden Wüschbach
 * Surrounding Parishes Heiden Lutzenberg Oberegg (Appenzell-Innerrhoden) Thal (St. Gallen) Walzenhausen

Collections

 * Church Records
 * Genealogies

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Switzerland prior to 1875: Bruderer Bänziger Graf Herzig Hohl Kellenberger Keller Künzler Lutz Niederer Nänni/Nänny Schwalm Sturzenegger Tanner Tobler Walser Zürcher Züst

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German): www.ar.ch/