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==Details in Major Gazetteers: Meyersgaz.org and Kartenmeister.com== | ==Details in Major Gazetteers: Meyersgaz.org and Kartenmeister.com== | ||
=== 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.org Meyer's Gazetteer | 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.org '''Meyer'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. | ||
*[http://www.meyersgaz.org/help/help.html '''MeyersGaz Help Guide'''] | *[http://www.meyersgaz.org/help/help.html '''MeyersGaz Help Guide'''] | ||
*[[Abbreviation Table for Meyers Orts und Verkehrs Lexikon Des Deutschen Reichs|'''Abbreviation Table''']] | *[[Abbreviation Table for Meyers Orts und Verkehrs Lexikon Des Deutschen Reichs|'''Abbreviation Table''']] | ||