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 ''Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych,'' Warszawa 1993. Polish Postal Guide. (FHL book 943.8 E80.)
-=== Web Sites  ===
+=== Web Resources  ===
+[http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp ShtetlSeeker] is a major search resource for place names throughout eastern Europe.  The biggest advantage of this search is that it uses a specialized soundex system to find places.  This can be very helpful if your spelling is not quite accurate.  Keep in mind that not all the results will be of value.  A soundex result is not intended to provide sounds-like results.  You have to be judicious in selecting the correct place from the display page.
+[http://www.karenmeister.com Kartenmeister] only covers those parts of Poland formerly ruled by Prussia.  It is especially useful because it is based on the Germanic place names that existed in that era.  It does not have a soundex system but will allow searches with starting letters, or combinations of middle and ending letters.  It provides current equivalent Polish place names where known.
+The following sites allow for a variety of search options.
 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PL/