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'''Gazetteer | === '''Definitions''' === | ||
'''Gazetteer:''' a list of all localities within a given jurisdictions, such as a county, duchy, state, province, or empire. Information provided may vary depending on the original purpose of the publication and may include different government jurisdictions, church parish(es), population-, area,-and tax information, post office, description, history, and more.<br> | |||
'''Parish register inventory:''' A listing of parishes within a given jurisdiction. It usually includes information about extant parish registers by type, time period covered, and accessibility. | '''Parish register inventory:''' A listing of parishes within a given jurisdiction. It usually includes information about extant parish registers by type, time period covered, and accessibility. | ||
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*Meyers Gazetteer, see the explanation on the " [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Gazetteers#Meyers_Gazetteer Germany Gazetteers]" page | *Meyers Gazetteer, see the explanation on the " [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Gazetteers#Meyers_Gazetteer Germany Gazetteers]" page | ||
*[http://www.compgen.de The Genealogisches Ortsverzeichnis (GOV)] | *[http://www.compgen.de The Genealogisches Ortsverzeichnis (GOV)] | ||
*For areas east of the Oder-Neisse rivers, [http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister] provides church- and civil jurisdictions | *For areas east of the Oder-Neisse rivers, [http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister] provides church- and civil jurisdictions | ||
*For phonetic searches in the area covered by today’s Germany, use the [http://isodp.hof-university.de/fuzzyg/query/ “fuzzy gazetteer”] | *For phonetic searches in the area covered by today’s Germany, use the [http://isodp.hof-university.de/fuzzyg/query/ “fuzzy gazetteer”] | ||
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/communities/LocTown.asp JewishGen gazetteer] has several search options, including “contains”. Be sure to change the country and choose a search option. | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/communities/LocTown.asp JewishGen gazetteer] has several search options, including “contains”. Be sure to change the country and choose a search option. | ||
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==== Alsace-Lorraine (Elsass-Lothringen) ==== | ==== Alsace-Lorraine (Elsass-Lothringen) ==== | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4JJMAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Ortschaft-Verzeichnis von Elsass-Lotharingen (1880)] - locality listing for Alsace-Lorraine | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=4JJMAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Ortschaft-Verzeichnis von Elsass-Lotharingen (1880)] - locality listing for Alsace-Lorraine | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fraalsac/alsaceaz/geninfoger.htm Die Orte des Elsass] (List) - Alsace locality list | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fraalsac/alsaceaz/geninfoger.htm Die Orte des Elsass] (List) - Alsace locality list | ||
*[http://www.elsass-lothringen.de/ortenamen.htm Deutsch-französisches Ortsnamenverzeichnis] - German-French place name list (place names only) | *[http://www.elsass-lothringen.de/ortenamen.htm Deutsch-französisches Ortsnamenverzeichnis] - German-French place name list (place names only) | ||
*[http://michel.barbier.pagesperso-orange.fr/AlsaLor-DG.html German-French place name list for Alsace] (includes higher-level jurisdictions: arrondissement, department, and canton) | *[http://michel.barbier.pagesperso-orange.fr/AlsaLor-DG.html German-French place name list for Alsace] (includes higher-level jurisdictions: arrondissement, department, and canton) | ||
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==== Berlin ==== | ==== Berlin ==== | ||
*[http://www.alt-berlin.info/ Berlin Street maps] City maps for different years from 1738 to 1989 | *[http://www.alt-berlin.info/ Berlin Street maps] City maps for different years from 1738 to 1989 | ||
*[http://www.luise-berlin.de/strassen/indexstr.htm Directory of historic and current Berlin street names] | *[http://www.luise-berlin.de/strassen/indexstr.htm Directory of historic and current Berlin street names] | ||
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:*Reuss-Gera (Junior Line) | :*Reuss-Gera (Junior Line) | ||
:*Reuss-Greiz (Senior Line) | :*Reuss-Greiz (Senior Line) | ||
:*Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | :*Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | ||
:*Sondershausen | :*Sondershausen | ||
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==== Schleswig-Holstein ==== | ==== Schleswig-Holstein ==== | ||
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Topographie_Holstein_1841 Topographie Holstein (1841)] - descriptive gazetteer | *[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Topographie_Holstein_1841 Topographie Holstein (1841)] - descriptive gazetteer | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=FYNAAQAAMAAJ&source=gbs_similarbooks Gemeindelexikon (1897)] | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=FYNAAQAAMAAJ&source=gbs_similarbooks Gemeindelexikon (1897)] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sWUTAQAAMAAJ Topographie des Herzogtums Holstein (1908)] - read online or download | *[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sWUTAQAAMAAJ Topographie des Herzogtums Holstein (1908)] - read online or download | ||