Norrbotten County, Sweden Genealogy

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Guide to Norrbotten ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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History

The County of Norrbotten was created in 1810. The area that belongs to Norrbotten County previously belonged to Lappland and Norrbotten Provinces. The county letters for Norrbotten are: BD

Jurisdictions

Districts

Norrbotten has Tingslags instead of Härads. Over time, there have been many variations of Tingslag organization in Norrbotten. Because of this, the Tinglsag information is found on the parish pages instead of the district (see parishes below).

Parishes

The map below is based on 1890 county/parish boundaries, with some modifications to include additional later parishes.
Click here to see parishes by number.

HaparandaÖverluleåÄlvsbyns köpingKvikkjokkKaresuandoTärendöPajalaKorpilomboloParish 5Parish 6Parish 7Karl Gustav ParishParish 8Parish 11HietaniemiParish 12Parish 18Piteå StadsförsamlingenRåneåPiteå LandsförsamlingenEdeforsNederluleåÄlvsbyÖverluleåParish 22Parish 24Parish 23HortlaxJunosuandoTöreNorrfjärdenNorrbotten County Map.png

Resources

Biographies

Census

Church Records

Household Examination Records

Civil Registration

Court Records

Crime and Punishment

Emigration and Immigration

Guardianship

Land and Property

Maps and Gazetteers

Military Records

Newspapers

Nobility

Probate Records

Public Records

Schools and Education

Taxation

Repositories

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Archives

Libraries

Biblioteken i Norrbotten
Contact

Societies

Research Helps

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References