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==Details in Major Gazetteers== | ==Details in Major Gazetteers== | ||
=== Meyers' Gazetteer (MeyersGaz.org)=== | === Meyers' Gazetteer (MeyersGaz.org)=== | ||
Use Meyer's Gazetteer to find the Kreis, the state or Prussian province, 1871 Standesamt, and the location of the Evangelical Lutheran or Catholic parish church overseeing your ancestor's town: {https://www.meyersgaz.orgMeyer's Gazetteer ('''''Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-lexikon des deutschen Reichs''''')]. This is also the gazetteer on which the organization of the FamilySearch catalog and FamilySearch Historical Records are based. | Use Meyer's Gazetteer to find the Kreis, the state or Prussian province, 1871 Standesamt, and the location of the Evangelical Lutheran or Catholic parish church overseeing your ancestor's town: {https://www.meyersgaz.orgMeyer's Gazetteer ('''''Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-lexikon des deutschen Reichs''''')]. This is also the gazetteer on which the organization of the FamilySearch catalog and FamilySearch Historical Records are based. | ||