Steinbach-Hallenberg Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Steinbach-Hallenberg 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
Steinbach-Hallenberg 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 Steinbach-Hallenberg.

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

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.

Steinbach-Hallenberg
Church records begin in 1712.


 * 1712-1803 Church records 1712-1802 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1712-1830 Church records 1712-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1785-1830 Church records 1785-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1849 Baptisms 1830-1849 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1850-1865 Baptisms 1850-1865 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1866-1882 Baptisms 1866-1882 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1883-1902 Baptisms 1883-1902 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1910 Confirmations 1830-1910 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1859 Marriages 1830-1859 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1860-1921 Marriages 1860-1921 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1857 Burials 1830-1857 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1858-1883 Burials 1858-1883 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1884-1916 Burials 1884-1916 at Archion – images, ($)

Altersbach

 * 1830-1943 Baptisms 1830-1943 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1927 Confirmations 1831-1927 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1997 Marriages 1830-1997 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1998 Burials 1830-1998 at Archion – images, ($)

Bermbach

 * 1806-1830 Church records 1806-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1951 Baptisms 1830-1951 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1999 Confirmations 1831-1999 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1972 Marriages 1831-1972 at Archion – images, ($)

Herges-Hallenberg

 * 1741-1806 Church records 1741-1806 at Archion -images, ($); includes Bermbach
 * 1806-1830 Church records 1806-1830 at Archion -images, ($)
 * 1830-1907 Baptisms 1830-1907 at Archion -images, ($)
 * 1831-1989 Confirmations 1831-1989 at Archion -images, ($)
 * 1830-1931 Marriages 1830-1931 at Archion -images, ($)
 * 1830-1932 Burials 1830-1932 at Archion -images, ($)

Rotterode

 * 1830-1935 Baptisms 1830-1935 at Archion -images, ($)
 * 1831-1933 Confirmations 1831-1933 at Archion -images, ($)
 * 1830-1998 Marriages 1830-1998 at Archion -images, ($)
 * 1830-1999 Burials 1830-1999 at Archion -images, ($)

Steinbach-Hallenberg
Church records begin in 1690.


 * 1690-1789 Church records 1690-1789 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1790-1850 Church records 1790-1850 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1932 Baptisms 1830-1932 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1932 Confirmations 1831-1932 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1932 Marriages 1831-1932 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1932 Burials 1830-1932 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Steinbach-Hallenberg 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