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Ancestry Research in Potenza, Italy


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The Italian province of Potenza is a great place to do research because of the wealth of historical material that can be found in local archives, libraries, and other repositories. Some of Potenza's best resources for historical research can be found at the provincial capital in Potenza, as well as various provincial archives, churches, and libraries throughout the area. Many records are also now available online at a number of great websites like Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, Antenati, and FamilySearch, all of which have large searchable databases relating to Italian history and genealogy.

​There are a number of ways to get copies of vital records (birth, marriage, and death certificates) in Potenza. Italy began countrywide registration of vital records in 1809, and Antenati has digitized many of these records from that date up to the early 1900s. Prior to 1809, birth, marriage, and death records would have primarily been recorded by church parishes, which would have been responsible for keeping track of baptisms, marriages, and burials in different parts of the country.

​The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah also holds a variety of records relating to the province of Potenza. This is the largest and most important genealogy collection in the world and is worth a visit to explore the many billions of records that can be found there. Published material consists of books, microfilm, microfiche, and other records for the province of Potenza. The Family History Library also has smaller family history centers located throughout the world where you can order microfilm and have these records shipped to the local area where you live. The library has also transcribed and indexed billions of Italian church records, civil registration, and other types of records which are available to view or download online at FamilySearch.org.


Genealogy Resources in Potenza, Italy


Many Italian family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout Potenza. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at civil registry offices, church parishes, and elsewhere in Italy. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in Italy. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain areas in Italy have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived in one area and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, church, civil registration, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent areas. Following is a complete list of Potenza's municipalities (comuni), along with links where you can find civil registration and church records in the province.

Municipalities


​Abriola

​Acerenza

​Albano di Lucania 

​Anzi 

Armento

Atella

​Avigliano

Balvano

Banzi

Baragiano

​Barile

Bella

​Brienza

Brindisi Montagna

Calvello

Calvera

Campomaggiore

Cancellara

​Carbone

Castelgrande

Castelluccio Inferiore

Castelluccio Superiore

Castelmezzano

Castelsaraceno

Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea

Cersosimo

Chiaromonte

Corleto Perticara

Episcopia

Fardella

Filiano

Forenza

Francavilla in Sinni

Gallicchio

Genzano di Lucania

Ginestra

Grumento Nova

Guardia Perticara

Lagonegro

Latronico

Laurenzana

Lauria

Lavello

Maratea

Marsico Nuovo

Marsicovetere

Maschito

Melfi

Missanello

Moliterno

Montemilone

Montemurro

Muro Lucano

Nemoli

Noepoli

Oppido Lucano

Palazzo San Gervasio

Paterno

Pescopagano

Picerno

Pietragalla

Pietrapertosa

Pignola

Potenza

Rapolla

Rapone

Rionero in Vulture

Ripacandida

Rivello

Roccanova

Rotonda

Ruoti

Ruvo del Monte

San Chirico Nuovo

San Chirico Raparo

San Costantino Albanese

San Fele

San Martino d'Agri

San Paolo Albanese

San Severino Lucano

Sant'Angelo Le Fratte

Sant'Arcangelo

Sarconi

Sasso di Castalda

Satriano di Lucania

Savoia di Lucania

Senise

Spinoso

Teana

Terranova di Pollino 

Tito

Tolve

Tramutola

Trecchina

Trivigno

Vaglio Basilicata

Venosa

Vietri di Potenza

Viggianello

Viggiano

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1,732 (2005)

​2,854 (2005)

​1,583 (2005)

​1,940 (2005)

​751 (2005)

​3,845 (2005)

​12,032 (2005)

​1,960 (2005)

​1,503 (2005)

​2,744 (2005)

​3,250 (2005)

​5,396 (2005)

​4,165 (2005)

932 (2005)

​2,148 (2005)

​542 (2005)

​926 (2005)

​1,551 (2005)

​785 (2005)

​1,240 (2005)

​2,280 (2005)

​928 (2005)

​946 (2005)

​1,647 (2005)

1,341 (2005)

831 (2005)

2,148 (2005)

2,890 (2005)

1,585 (2005)

716 (2005)

3,224 (2005)

2,474 (2005)

4,318 (2005)

988 (2005)

6,128 (2005)

768 (2005)

1,820 (2005)

739 (2005)

6,005 (2005)

5,094 (2005)

2,166 (2005)

13,708 (2005)

13,658 (2005)

5,287 (2005)

4,991 (2005)

5,017 (2005)

1,824 (2005)

17,138 (2005)

599 (2005)

4,568 (2005)

1,879 (2005)

1,514 (2005)

6,015 (2005)

1,589 (2005)

1,130 (2005)

3,991 (2005)

5,134 (2005)

3,728 (2005)

2,122 (2005)

6,223 (2005)

4,462 (2005)

1,252 (2005)

5,824 (2005)

68,839 (2005)

4,617 (2005)

1,198 (2005)

13,413 (2005)

1,698 (2005)

2,950 (2005)

1,728 (2005)

3,814 (2005)

3,659 (2005)

1,192 (2005)

1,607 (2005)

1,270 (2005)

886 (2005)

3,728 (2005)

927 (2005)

​378 (2005)

1,855 (2005)

1,466 (2005)

6,553 (2005)

1,403 (2005)

907 (2005)

2,387 (2005)

1,227 (2005)

7,236 (2005)

1,744 (2005)

727 (2005)

1,612 (2005)

6,637 (2005)

3,590 (3005)

3,255 (2005)

2,419 (2005)

774 (2005)

2,196 (2005)

12,147 (2005)

3,049 (2005)

3,396 (2005)

3,166 (2005)

Municipal Offices


Comune di ​​Abriola

Comune di ​Acerenza

Comune di ​Albano di Lucania ​

Comune di ​Anzi ​

Comune di Armento

Comune di Atella

Comune di Avigliano

Balvano di Balvano

Comune di Banzi

Comune di Baragiano

​Comune di Barile

Comune di Bella

Comune di Brienza

Comune di Brindisi Montagna

Comune di Calvello

​Comune di Calvera

Comune di Campomaggiore

Comune di Cancellara

​Comune di Carbone

Comune di Castelgrande

Comune di Castelluccio Inferiore

Comune di Castelluccio Superiore

Comune di Castelmezzano

​Comune di Castelsaraceno

Comune di Castronuovo

Comune di Cersosimo

Comune di Chiaromonte

Comune di Corleto Perticara

Comune di Episcopia

Comune di Fardella

Comune di Filiano

Comune di Forenza

Comune di Francavilla in Sinni

Comune di Gallicchio

Comune di Genzano di Lucania

Comune di Ginestra

Comune di Grumento Nova

Guardia Perticara

Comune di Lagonegro

Comune di Latronico

Comune di Laurenzana

Comune di Lauria

Comune di Lavello

Comune di Maratea

Comune di Marsico Nuovo

Comune di Marsicovetere

Comune di Maschito

Comune di Melfi

Comune di Missanello

Comune di Moliterno

Comune di Montemilone

Comune di Montemurro

Comune di Muro Lucano

Comune di Nemoli

Comune di Noepoli

Comune di Oppido Lucano

Comune di Palazzo San Gervasio

Comune di Paterno

Comune di Pescopagano

Comune di Picerno

Comune di Pietragalla

Comune di Pietrapertosa

Comune di Pignola

Comune di Potenza

Comune di Rapolla

Comune di Rapone

Comune di Rionero in Vulture

Comune di Ripo di Ripacandida

Comune di Rivello

Comune di Roccanova

Comune di Rotonda

Comune di Ruoti

Comune di Ruvo del Monte

Comune di San Chirico Nuovo

Comune di San Chirico Raparo

Comune di San Costantino

Comune di San Fele

Comune di San Martino d'Agri

Comune di San Paolo Albanese

Comune di San Severino Lucano

Comune di Sant'Angelo Le Fratte

Comune di Sant'Arcangelo

Comune di Sarconi

Comune di Sasso di Castalda

Comune di Satriano di Lucania

Comune di Savoia di Lucania

Comune di Senise

Comune di Spinoso

Comune di Teana

Comune di Terranova di Pollino   

Comune di Tito

Comune di Tolve

Comune di Tramutola

Comune di Trecchina

Comune di Trivigno

Comune di Vaglio Basilicata

Comune di Venosa

Comune di Vietri di Potenza

Comune di Viggianello

Comune di Viggiano

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