Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers - Vol. 13 - Canton of Ticino; by Kevan M. Hansen; 2020; 281 pp; 8.5x11; hardbound; perfect bound; ISBN: 9781628592177; Item #: FR0683Hard

Note - This volume is also available in a softback edition

The Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers series is an out-growth of the very popular Map Guide to German Parish Registers project, which is still in process, but nearing completion. Over the years, we've been asked by numerous parties to extend the project to cover other German-speaking European countries. We did that with the publication of Map Guide to Luxembourg Parish Registers in 2016. There are 26 current cantons in Switzerland. Historic Bern is covered in the first two volumes of this series, and makes up two of those 26, as the current Canton of Jura is in historic Bern Canton. Volume three covers Canton Zürich. Volume 4 deals with Canton Fribourg. Volume 5 covers Canton Aargau. Volume 6 covers Canton Sankt Gallen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhodden. Volume 7 covers Vaud (Waadt). Volume 8 covers Cantons Solthurn, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt and Schaffhausen. Volume 9 covers the cantons of Lucerne, Obwalden, Nidwalden, and Schwyz. Volume 10 covered about half of Graubünden. Volume 11 covered the other half of the Canton. Volume 12 covered the cantons of Glarus, Thurgau, Uri and Zug. Volume 13 (this volume) covers only the Canton of Ticino. Many of the 26 Swiss cantons are small, so a number of guides contain multiple cantons.The full series will be 14 volumes upon completion.

Unlike American genealogical research, where the place to search is usually a civil registration (city, county, and state), European research is usually related to an ecclesiastical jurisdiction. In 18th and 19th century Switzerland, one must search the parish registers for births, christenings, marriages, deaths and burials. The historic boundaries for the Swiss cantons and amtsbezirke are quite well defined, and this volume lays them out in map form. Listings are given for both Catholic and Protestant parishes, along with what records are available and where to access them. Contact information, and the municipalities covered by each parish is found, making your Swiss research much easier to accomplish.

Each of the Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers does the following:

• Identifies the major online resources for Swiss genealogical research.
• Identifies each canton with amtsbezirke (districts), and the municipalities, bauerten (farming coalitions), and subsidiary locations.
• Visually identifies church parishes within each amtsbezirk (district).
• Provides an overview of Swiss genealogical records.
• Identifies neighboring parishes, just in case your ancestor may have gone to an alternate parish.
• Aids in conducting area searches, particularly across district and canton borders.
• Provides visual identification of search areas in which to look for your family.
• Helps in determining proximity of one area to another.
• Identifies archives, repositories, and other resources.
• Identifies important gazetteers and online dictionaries available to researchers.

The following alphabetical list of 614 places are those found in the this volume covering Canton of Ticino.

• Ablentschen
• Acquarossa
• Agarono
• Agno
• Agnuzzo
• Agra
• Airolo
• Aje
• Albinasca‑Bedrina
• Albonago
• Albumo
• Aldesago
• Al di là del Ponte
• Almatro
• Alnasca‑Muro
• Altanca
• Ambri‑sopra
• Ambri‑sotto
• Anzonico
• Aquila
• Aquino
• Aranno
• Arasio
• Arbedo
• Arcegno
• Arogno
• Arosio
• Artore
• Arzo
• Ascona
• Astano
• Auressio
• Aurigeno
• Avegno
• Avegno della chiesa
• Bairone
• Baldogno
• Balerna
• Banoc
• Barbengo
• Barico
• Barnasco
• Bedano
• Bedigliora
• Bedretto
• Bellenz
• Bellinzona
• Benitti
• Beredino
• Beride
• Berzona
• Besazio
• Besso
• Bettagno
• Biasca
• Biasca‑stazione
• Bidogno
• Bietto
• Bignasco
• Bigogno
• Bigorio
• Bioggio
• Biogno
• Biogno‑Beride
• Bironico
• Bisio
• Bissone
• Bivera‑stazione
• Bodio
• Bogno
• Bonzaglio
• Bordel
• Borgnone
• Boscarina
• Boschetto
• Boscioli
• Boscioreda
• Boscioro
• Bosco
• Bosco Luganese
• Botti
• Bottogno
• Brè
• Brè‑Aldesago
• Breganzona
• Breno
• Bricola
• Briè
• Brione
• Brione sopra Minusio
• Brione‑Verzasca
• Brissago
• Broglio
• Brontallo
• Bruagnano
• Brugnasco
• Brusata
• Brusino‑Arsizio
• Bruzella
• Busada
• Cabbio
• Cà del Ferrèe
• Cà del pozzo
• Cademario
• Cadempino
• Cadenazzo
• Cadepiano
• Cadero
• Cadogno
• Cadro
• Cagiallo
• Calezzo
• Calgiano
• Calonico
• Calpiogna
• Calprino
• Camagnolio
• Camedo
• Camiasca
• Camignolo
• Camorino
• Campello
• Campestro
• Campo
• Campora
• Caneggio
• Canobbio
• Cà Nova
• Cantone
• Capidogno
• Capolago
• Caprino
• Carabbia
• Carabbietta
• Caragna
• Carasso
• Carena
• Carmenna
• Carmignone
• Carnago
• Carona
• Carusio
• Case de’ Muschi
• Case de’ Rossi
• Case di sotto
• Case Feretti
• Case nuovo
• Casenzano
• Caserto
• Casima
• Casiroli
• Caslano
• Casoro
• Cassarate
• Cassina
• Castagnola
• Castel di sotto
• Castellaccio
• Castello
• Castello San Pietro
• Castelrotto
• Castel San Pietro
• Castione
• Castro
• Catto
• Cavagnago
• Cavergno
• Caviano
• Cavigliano
• Cerentino
• Cernesio
• Certara
• Certenago
• Cevio
• Chiasso
• Chiggiogna
• Chinchengo
• Chioso di dentro
• Chiosso
• Chironico
• Cimadera
• Cimalmoito
• Cimo
• Cimo‑Iseo
• Ciona
• Claro
• Coglio
• Coldrerio
• Colla
• Collognasca
• Comano
• Comologno
• Comprovasco
• Contone
• Contra
• Contra di sotto
• Corbella
• Corcapolo
• Corgelia
• Corino
• Corippo
• Cornone
• Corognola
• Cortasciolo
• Corte di sopra
• Corte di sotto
• Corticiasca
• Cortignelli‑Veglia
• Cortivallo
• Cortivo
• Corzoneso
• Costa
• Cozzo
• Cragno
• Crana
• Cremaso
• Cresciano
• Crespera
• Croce
• Croglio
• Crucivaglio
• Cugnasco
• Cureggia
• Cureglia
• Curio
• Curtina
• Dalpe
• Dangio
• Daro
• Davesco
• Deggio
• Devoggio
• Dino
• Dirinella
• Dongio
• Faido
• Faido‑stazione
• Fescoggia
• Fiesso
• Figino
• Figione
• Fontana
• Fontanedo
• Fontanella
• Fornaci
• Fornasette
• Fosano
• Frasco
• Freggio
• Fusio
• Gaggio
• Gaggiola
• Gandria
• Garaverio
• Genestrerio
• Gentilino
• Gerra
• Gerra‑Gambarogno
• Gerra‑Verzasca
• Gerre di sopra
• Gerre di sotto
• Ghirone
• Giornico
• Giubiasco
• Giumaglio
• Glardino
• Gnosca
• Golino
• Gordemo
• Gordevio
• Gordola
• Gorduno
• Gorla
• Grancia
• Gravesano
• Gresso
• Grumarone
• Grumo
• Gudo
• Gurin
• Incella
• Indemini
• Insone
• Intragna
• Iragna
• Irnis
• Iseo
• Isone
• Lamone
• Lanera
• Largario
• Lauis
• Lavertezzo
• Lavorceno
• Lavorgo
• Lelgio
• Leontica
• Lessoi
• Leventina
• Leverciano
• Ligaino
• Ligornetto
• Ligrignano
• Linescio
• Lionza
• Lisora
• Livinen
• Locarno
• Loco
• Lodano
• Loderio
• Lodrino
• Lopagno
• Lorentino
• Loro
• Losone
• Lottigna
• Ludiano
• Lugaggia
• Lugano
• Luggarus
• Lumino
• Lurenco
• Madonetta
• Madonna
• Madonna del Piano
• Madrano
• Magadino
• Maggia
• Magliasina
• Magliaso
• Maglio di Colla
• Mairengo
• Maltino
• Malvaglia
• Manno
• Margnetti
• Maroggia
• Marolta
• Marzano
• Mascengo
• Massagno
• Medeglia
• Medici
• Medoscio
• Melano
• Melera
• Melide
• Melirolo
• Mendris
• Mendrisio
• Mendrisio Borgo
• Menzonio
• Mercole
• Mergoscia
• Meride
• Mezzana
• Mezzovico
• Mezzovico‑Vira
• Miera
• Miglieglia
• Minusio
• Moghegno
• Mogno
• Molare
• Moleno
• Molinazzo
• Molini
• Molino nuovo
• Monadello
• Mondacce
• Mondonico
• Moneto
• Montagnola
• Montarina
• Monte
• Monte‑Carasso
• Monte‑Cucco
• Monteggio
• Monte‑Plottino
• Morasco
• Morbio Inferiore
• Morbio Superiore
• Morcote
• Mosogno
• Mosognosotto
• Mossana
• Motta
• Motti
• Motto
• Mugena
• Muggio
• Mugglasca
• Mulini
• Muralto
• Muzzano
• Nante
• Neggio
• Nerocco
• Niva
• Nivo
• Nocca
• Noranco
• Novaggio
• Novazzano
• Obino
• Odogno
• Ogazzo
• Oggio
• Olivone
• Orgnana
• Origlio
• Orlino
• Orselina
• Osco
• Osignano
• Osogna
• Ossasco
• Paiarde
• Palagnedra
• Palasio
• Pambio
• Paradiso
• Pasquerio
• Paudo
• Pazzalino
• Pazzallo
• Pdevilla
• Peccia
• Pedemonte
• Pedepiodi
• Pedrinate
• Percamorina
• Personico
• Petullo
• Pezze
• Pezzolo
• Pfaid
• Piandera
• Pianezzo
• Piano
• Piano Roncale
• Piazza Magliasina
• Piazzogna
• Piè
• Pieggi
• Pila
• Pinaderio
• Piodina
• Piotta
• Plandescio
• Plattifer
• Pollegio
• Polmengo
• Ponte
• Ponte‑Capriasca
• Ponte Cremenaga
• Pontegana
• Pontei
• Ponte‑Tresa
• Pontirone
• Ponto
• Ponto‑Valentino
• Porta
• Porza
• Prato
• Prato‑Carasso
• Prato‑Leventina
• Prato‑Sornico
• Pregassona
• Prella
• Preonzo
• Primadengo
• Progero
• Prosito
• Prugiasco
• Pugerna
• Pura
• Purasca
• Quartino
• Quinto
• Ramello
• Rancate
• Rancone
• Ranzo
• Rasa
• Remagliasco
• Ressega
• Ressiga
• Rivapiana
• Riva San Vitale
• Riveo
• Rivera
• Robasacco
• Rodi
• Roncaccio
• Roncapiano
• Ronco
• Ronco d’ Ascona
• Ronco sopra Ascona
• Rongiana
• Ronzano
• Rossa
• Rossura
• Rovedera
• Rovello
• Roveredo
• Rovio
• Russo
• Ruvigliana
• Sagno
• Sala
• Sallo
• Salorino
• San Abbondio
• San Bartolomeo
• San Carlo
• San Lorenzo
• San Nazzaro
• San Pietro
• San Simone
• Santa Anna
• Sant’ Antonino
• Sant’ Antonio
• Santi Giorgio
• Santi Lorenzo
• Santi Rocco
• Sarone
• Savosa
• S. Bugarro
• Scairolo
• Scajano
• Scalate
• Scareglia
• Scarpino
• Scona
• Scudellate
• Seghelina
• Sementina
• Semione
• Senago
• Serocca
• Seseglio
• Sessa
• Sigirino
• Signôra
• Sobrio
• Solario
• Solduno
• Somascona
• Somazzo
• Someo
• Sonogno
• Sonvico
• Soragno
• Sorencino
• Sorengo
• Soresina
• Sornico
• Spruga
• Stabio
• Suino
• Sureggio
• Suvigliana
• Taverna
• Taverne
• Taverne inferiore
• Taverne superiore
• Tegna
• Tenero
• Tengia
• Termine
• Tesserete
• Tiradelza
• Tirolo
• Toricella
• Toricella‑Taverne
• Torrazza
• Torre
• Tortengo
• Tremona
• Vacallo
• Vaglio
• Vairano
• Valle
• Val Morobbia
• Varenzo
• Velano
• Verdasio
• Vergeletto
• Vernate
• Verscio
• Verzolo‑Cognora
• Vezio
• Via al Camp militare
• Via al Cimitero
• Vialetto
• Vianco
• Via per Massagno
• Via Valcolla
• Vico‑Morcote
• Vigana di sopra
• Vigana di sotto
• Viganello
• Vigera
• Viglio
• Vignola
• Villa
• Villa Luganese
• Vira
• Vira Gambarogno
• Vocaglia
• Vogorno
• Vosa