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:*The infobox with the website will appear directly on a this page.
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==If You Know the Town, Next Consult Meyers' Gazetteer==
==Consult Meyers' Gazetteer for Parish Information==
The town
Once you know the town name you need, some other facts you need are contained in '''''Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-lexikon des deutschen Reichs''''', the gazetteer on which the FamilySearch catalog for Germany is based.  
Once you know the town name you need, some other facts you need are contained in '''''Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-lexikon des deutschen Reichs''''', the gazetteer on which the FamilySearch catalog for Germany is based.  
*Use [http://www.meyersgaz.org/ '''MeyersGaz'''], the digital gazetteer, to find the details you need, particularly its other jurisdictions.
*Use [http://www.meyersgaz.org/ '''MeyersGaz'''], the digital gazetteer, to find the details you need, particularly its other jurisdictions.
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