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 === Regional Gazetteers  ===
-Various books and databases can be used to determine additional information about a locality. The following is a partial list of available gazetteers.
+Various books and databases can be used to determine additional information about a locality. See a list of [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Online_German_Gazetteers online regional gazetteers].
 ===== Prussia<br>  =====
-Königlich Preußisches Statistisches Landesamt. [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/14875?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen'']. Berlin&nbsp;: Verlag des Königlichen Statistischen Landesamts, 1907-1909. (FHL&nbsp;book 943 E5kp.) - multiple volumes. This gazetteer is also available online at Ancestry.com in the database [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=34415 Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen]. Enter place names into the "keyword" field for best results, and ignore diacritical marks (Umlaute) or browse images by volume.&nbsp;Various volumes are also available on GoogleBooks and the DigiBib (Digital Library) on [http://compgen.de/ Compgen.de].&nbsp;
+The ''Gemeindelexikon'', based on a 1905 census, is the standard gazetteer used for Prussia: &nbsp; &nbsp;
+Book:&nbsp;Königlich Preußisches Statistisches Landesamt. [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/14875?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen'']. Berlin&nbsp;: Verlag des Königlichen Statistischen Landesamts, 1907-1909. (FHL&nbsp;book 943 E5kp.) - multiple volumes.
+Online: This gazetteer is also available online at Ancestry.com in the database [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=34415 Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen]. Enter place names into the "keyword" field for best results, and ignore diacritical marks (Umlaute) or browse images by volume.&nbsp;Various volumes are also available on GoogleBooks and the DigiBib (Digital Library) on [http://compgen.de/ Compgen.de].&nbsp;
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