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''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia ]] > Gazetteers''<br> | ''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia ]] > Gazetteers''<br> | ||
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers describe towns and villages, parishes, provinces, rivers and mountains, sizes of population, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Russian gazetteers generally list place-names in a geographical order, for example, “population points on the country road upwards from the small town of Gancheshty.” | A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers describe towns and villages, parishes, provinces, rivers and mountains, sizes of population, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Russian gazetteers generally list place-names in a geographical order, for example, “population points on the country road upwards from the small town of Gancheshty.” | ||
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Gazetteers are also necessary for determining country jurisdictions as used in the ''Family History Library Catalog''. | Gazetteers are also necessary for determining country jurisdictions as used in the ''Family History Library Catalog''. | ||
== Finding Place-Names in the Family History Library Catalog == | == Finding Place-Names in the Family History Library Catalog == | ||
Place-names in the ''Family History Library Catalog'' are listed under the provinces [guberniia] of the Russian Empire prior to 1917 (except the Ukraine where Soviet oblasts are used). Modern successor nations have a second, contemporary locality listing. To find the county and province that a town is filed under in the ''Family History Library Catalog'', you can use the “see” references on the first Family History Library Locality Catalog microfiche for Russia (Empire). If you use the catalog on compact disc, use the “Locality Browse” Search. The computer will find places with that name. | Place-names in the ''Family History Library Catalog'' are listed under the provinces [guberniia] of the Russian Empire prior to 1917 (except the Ukraine where Soviet oblasts are used). Modern successor nations have a second, contemporary locality listing. To find the county and province that a town is filed under in the ''Family History Library Catalog'', you can use the “see” references on the first Family History Library Locality Catalog microfiche for Russia (Empire). If you use the catalog on compact disc, use the “Locality Browse” Search. The computer will find places with that name. | ||
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Vasmer, Max. ''Russisches geographisches Namenbuch'' (Russian Gazetteer). 11 v. Wiesbaden: O. Harrassiwitz, 1964-1988. (FHL book 947 E5r). Text in German. Used as the Family History Library Catalog authority only for Grodno, Kiev, Novgorod, Podolia, Suvalki, Vilna, and Volhynia. | Vasmer, Max. ''Russisches geographisches Namenbuch'' (Russian Gazetteer). 11 v. Wiesbaden: O. Harrassiwitz, 1964-1988. (FHL book 947 E5r). Text in German. Used as the Family History Library Catalog authority only for Grodno, Kiev, Novgorod, Podolia, Suvalki, Vilna, and Volhynia. | ||
== Modern Place-Names == | == Modern Place-Names == | ||
For some research purposes, such as correspondence, it is useful to learn modern jurisdictions for the area where your ancestors lived. For Russian-German research this is most relevant in the area of Ukraine. Consult the following modern gazetteer and geographic gazetteer for information of this type: | For some research purposes, such as correspondence, it is useful to learn modern jurisdictions for the area where your ancestors lived. For Russian-German research this is most relevant in the area of Ukraine. Consult the following modern gazetteer and geographic gazetteer for information of this type: | ||
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Check the ''Family History Library Catalog'' for additional gazetteers that document localities in the Russian Empire’s modern successor nations, as well as the points of immigration in North and South America.. | Check the ''Family History Library Catalog'' for additional gazetteers that document localities in the Russian Empire’s modern successor nations, as well as the points of immigration in North and South America.. | ||
== Historical German Place-Names in Russia == | == Historical German Place-Names in Russia == | ||
The following sources help identify German settlements in Russia: | The following sources help identify German settlements in Russia: | ||
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RUSSIA (EMPIRE), [PROVINCE]- GAZETTEERS | RUSSIA (EMPIRE), [PROVINCE]- GAZETTEERS | ||
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