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

Guide to Niederorke 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
Niederorke 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 Niederorke.

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

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 Niederorke was established in 1831. Prior to 1831, Niederorke belonged to Vermünden from 1673-1773 and to Orke from 1774-1830.


 * 1831-2013 Baptisms and confirmations 1831-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2012 Marriages and burials 1830-2012 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Niederorke 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