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Gazetteers can also help you determine the county jurisdictions used in the Family History Library Catalog.  
Gazetteers can also help you determine the county jurisdictions used in the Family History Library Catalog.  
=== Gazetteers online ===
Many gazetteers are availeble online.<br>[http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786&from=publication Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej], main gazetteer for Polish genealogy, printed 1930s. After page is open click "Pokaż treść".&nbsp;<br>Most interesting columns are:
1- name of place<br>2- branch<br>3- county<br>4- woivodeship<br>last one - parishes (r.- roman cath.; e. - evang.; p. - orthodox)
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=== Finding Place-Names in the Family History Library Catalog  ===
=== Finding Place-Names in the Family History Library Catalog  ===
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Because of the many changes in place-names, the Family History Library uses one gazetteer as the standard guide for listing places in the Family&nbsp;History Library Catalog. Regardless of the names a place may have had at various times, all Polish places are listed in the catalog by the name they are listed under in:  
Because of the many changes in place-names, the Family History Library uses one gazetteer as the standard guide for listing places in the Family&nbsp;History Library Catalog. Regardless of the names a place may have had at various times, all Polish places are listed in the catalog by the name they are listed under in:  


[[Spis Gazetteer of Poland|''Spis miejscowo''ś''ci Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej&nbsp;''(Gazetteer of the Polish People’s Republic). ]]Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji I Łaczności, 1967. (FHL book 943.8E5s; film 0844922.) <br>This gazetteer lists locality names as they existed from the 1950s to the 1980s. Locality names are listed alphabetically in column 1; column 3 indicates district; column 4, province; column 5, post office location; and column 7 the location of the current vital records office. For former Polish towns that are now part of Russia, see the 1934 Listing of Localities of the Polish Republic by Bystrzycki listed below.
[[Spis Gazetteer of Poland|''Spis miejscowo''ś''ci Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej&nbsp;''(Gazetteer of the Polish People’s Republic). ]]Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji I Łaczności, 1967. (FHL book 943.8E5s; film 0844922.) <br>This gazetteer lists locality names as they existed from the 1950s to the 1980s. Locality names are listed alphabetically in column 1; column 3 indicates district; column 4, province; column 5, post office location; and column 7 the location of the current vital records office. For former Polish towns that are now part of Russia, see the 1934 Listing of Localities of the Polish Republic by Bystrzycki listed below.  


=== Modern Place-Names  ===
=== Modern Place-Names  ===
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Uetrecht, E., ''Meyers Orts und Verkehrs-Lexikon&nbsp;des Deutschen Reichs ''(Meyer’s gazetteer and directory of the German Empire). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1912–. (FHL book 943.E5mo; film 496640–41; fiche 6000001– 29.) This gazetteer lists places alphabetically, gives their former German province, and states whether a place has its own parish or synagogue. It also indicates the location of the vital records office.  
Uetrecht, E., ''Meyers Orts und Verkehrs-Lexikon&nbsp;des Deutschen Reichs ''(Meyer’s gazetteer and directory of the German Empire). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1912–. (FHL book 943.E5mo; film 496640–41; fiche 6000001– 29.) This gazetteer lists places alphabetically, gives their former German province, and states whether a place has its own parish or synagogue. It also indicates the location of the vital records office.  


''Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preussen&nbsp;''(Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Prussia). 13 vols. Berlin: Verlag des Königlichen Statistischen Landesamts, 1907–09. (FHL book 943.E5kp; film 1186701, 0806633–35.) Volumes for each Prussian province are arranged by district with an index at the end. The gazetteer is in German Gothic print. Information is given in columns and includes population figures as well as civil and ecclesiastical jurisdictions.<br> <br>[http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=3139&from=&dirids=1&ver_id=&lp=1&QI= Schlesisches Ortschafts-Verzeichniß 1901]<br><br>
''Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preussen&nbsp;''(Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Prussia). 13 vols. Berlin: Verlag des Königlichen Statistischen Landesamts, 1907–09. (FHL book 943.E5kp; film 1186701, 0806633–35.) Volumes for each Prussian province are arranged by district with an index at the end. The gazetteer is in German Gothic print. Information is given in columns and includes population figures as well as civil and ecclesiastical jurisdictions.<br> <br>[http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=3139&from=&dirids=1&ver_id=&lp=1&QI= Schlesisches Ortschafts-Verzeichniß 1901]<br><br>  


== Russia (and many places in Austria and Germany)  ==
== Russia (and many places in Austria and Germany)  ==
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Kredel, Otto, and Franz Thierfelder, ''Deutsch-fremdsprachiges Ortnamenverzeichnis''&nbsp;(German-foreign gazetteer). 3 vols. Berlin: Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1931. (FHL book 940 E5kt; film 0950387.) The purpose of this gazetteer is to locate place-name changes after World War I.  
Kredel, Otto, and Franz Thierfelder, ''Deutsch-fremdsprachiges Ortnamenverzeichnis''&nbsp;(German-foreign gazetteer). 3 vols. Berlin: Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1931. (FHL book 940 E5kt; film 0950387.) The purpose of this gazetteer is to locate place-name changes after World War I.  


These sources are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:
These sources are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:  


== POLAND  ==
== POLAND  ==
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<br>''Jewish Roots in Poland''. Miriam Weiner, Secaucus, New Jersey. 1997. A listing of Jewish archival holdings.&nbsp; (FHL book 943.8 F2wm.)  
<br>''Jewish Roots in Poland''. Miriam Weiner, Secaucus, New Jersey. 1997. A listing of Jewish archival holdings.&nbsp; (FHL book 943.8 F2wm.)  


<br>''Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych,'' Warszawa 1993. Polish Postal Guide. (FHL book 943.8 E80.)
<br>''Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych,'' Warszawa 1993. Polish Postal Guide. (FHL book 943.8 E80.)  


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