Finnestad Ancestry

Here is a photo of the Søndenå farm where Ole Olson (Finnestad) may have lived according to a contact at the Sauda kommune. Søndenå farm Ole Finnestad Sr appears to have left Søndenå and migrated southeast to Nordskår in 1836.

Here are photos of the signs designating the Søndenå farm.   Much of the area has been developed into residential homes, though a few farms still exist. Sign for Søndenå Farm area Sign for Søndenå Farm area

Here is a sign entering Sauda where the Søndenå farm is located.   The sign is used to designate the county (fylke) and municipality (kommune). Rogaland and Sauda signage

Here are a few maps of the location of the Søndenå farm where Ole Olson Finnestad Sr was born and lived until moving southeast to the Nordskår farm.     Ole and family lived at Moen on the Søndenå farm. Søndenå Søndenå is just outside the village of Sauda in Rogaland county, Norway. Søndenå Søndenå Much of the original farm has been developed so there are few farms left today.    I do not know the exact location of the Moen residence on the Søndenå farm.