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The Family History Library uses one gazetteer as the standard guide for listing German places in the catalog. Regardless of the various jurisdictions a place may have been under at different times, all German places are listed by the jurisdictions used in the following reference: | The Family History Library uses one gazetteer as the standard guide for listing German places in the catalog. Regardless of the various jurisdictions a place may have been under at different times, all German places are listed by the jurisdictions used in the following reference: | ||
Uetrecht, E. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F325694 <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Meyer</span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;">s Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs</span></span>]''(Meyers Place- and Traffic directory of the German Empire).'' Fifth Edition. Leipzig, Germany: Bibliographisches Institute, 1912-3. ( | Uetrecht, E. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F325694 <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Meyer</span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;">s Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs</span></span>]''(Meyers Place- and Traffic directory of the German Empire).'' Fifth Edition. Leipzig, Germany: Bibliographisches Institute, 1912-3. (FS Library book Ref 943 E5mo; films 496,640-1; fiche 6,000,001-29.) | ||
Meyer's gazetteer (often referred to as Meyers Orts) lists the names of places as they existed in Germany from 1871 to 1912. It gives the name of the state or province where each town was located at that time. The gazetteer is written in Gothic print, which can be hard to read. | Meyer's gazetteer (often referred to as Meyers Orts) lists the names of places as they existed in Germany from 1871 to 1912. It gives the name of the state or province where each town was located at that time. The gazetteer is written in Gothic print, which can be hard to read. | ||
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The following source lists the 1930 German civil registration offices: | The following source lists the 1930 German civil registration offices: | ||
Höpker, H. ''Deutsches Ortsverzeichnis: unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der zuständigen Standesämter (German gazetteer of civil registration offices).'' Frankfurt/Main: Verlagfür Standesamtswesen, 1978 reprint of a 1930 edition. ( | Höpker, H. ''Deutsches Ortsverzeichnis: unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der zuständigen Standesämter (German gazetteer of civil registration offices).'' Frankfurt/Main: Verlagfür Standesamtswesen, 1978 reprint of a 1930 edition. (FS Library book 943 E5h.) In part one (pp. 1-310), any locality with an asterisk (*) has a civil registration office. The civil registration office for towns without the asterisk is shown immediately following the double ring (4). In part two (pp. 313-66) the civil registration offices for areas Germany lost after World War I are shown. | ||
=== RESEARCH GUIDES === | === RESEARCH GUIDES === | ||
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The following post- WWII gazetteer is available through family history centers and may also be found at some large public libraries: | The following post- WWII gazetteer is available through family history centers and may also be found at some large public libraries: | ||
Müller, Friedrich. ''Müllers Großes Deutsches Ortsbuch (Müllers German gazetteer).'' 12th Edition. Wuppertal-Barmen: Post und Ortsbuchverlag Postmeister A.D. Friedrich Muller, 1958. ( | Müller, Friedrich. ''Müllers Großes Deutsches Ortsbuch (Müllers German gazetteer).'' 12th Edition. Wuppertal-Barmen: Post und Ortsbuchverlag Postmeister A.D. Friedrich Muller, 1958. (FS Library book 943 E5m 1958; film 1,045,448; fiche 6,000,343-54.) | ||
This work alphabetically lists place names in the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) as they existed before it was reunited with the German Democatoc Republic in 1990. The last part of each entry is the abbreviation for the German state. | This work alphabetically lists place names in the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) as they existed before it was reunited with the German Democatoc Republic in 1990. The last part of each entry is the abbreviation for the German state. | ||
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In cases where more than one town has the same name, each is listed separately. The district [Kreis] name usually follows the town name and is printed in bold type to distinguish the towns with the same name. Müller's gazetteer is printed with modern type, making it easy to use. However, it does not reflect the many boundary changes resulting from the large-scale community-consolidations of the 1970s and later. | In cases where more than one town has the same name, each is listed separately. The district [Kreis] name usually follows the town name and is printed in bold type to distinguish the towns with the same name. Müller's gazetteer is printed with modern type, making it easy to use. However, it does not reflect the many boundary changes resulting from the large-scale community-consolidations of the 1970s and later. | ||
'''Postal Code Book.''' On 1 July 1993 Germany significantly revised its postal codes.The German postal code book lists all towns with post offices in alphabetical order . Part two of the book lists a postal code for each street address in cities with more than one post office. You can use the book's maps to find post office towns and the approximate location of city streets. Das Postleitzahlenbuch (The postal code book). Bonn, Germany: Postdienst, 1993. ( | '''Postal Code Book.''' On 1 July 1993 Germany significantly revised its postal codes.The German postal code book lists all towns with post offices in alphabetical order . Part two of the book lists a postal code for each street address in cities with more than one post office. You can use the book's maps to find post office towns and the approximate location of city streets. Das Postleitzahlenbuch (The postal code book). Bonn, Germany: Postdienst, 1993. (FS Library book 943 E8p1993.) This book is available for purchase in the United States from Genealogy Unlimited. This information is also available online at: [http://www.deutschepost.de www.deutschepost.de]. On the home page, click on "PLZ suchen". | ||
=== German Places in Foreign Countries === | === German Places in Foreign Countries === | ||
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A supplement to Müller's gazetteer (described above) lists localities that were formerly in German territory but that were placed under the administration of another country after 1945. The place-names are listed both in German and in the language of the other country: | A supplement to Müller's gazetteer (described above) lists localities that were formerly in German territory but that were placed under the administration of another country after 1945. The place-names are listed both in German and in the language of the other country: | ||
''Müllers Verzeichnis der jenseits der Oder-Neiße gelegenen, unter fremder Verwaltung stehenden Ortschaften (Müllers gazetteer of foreign localities beyond the Oder-Neiße).'' Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany: Post und Ortsbuchverlag Postmeister A.D. Friedrich Muller, 1958. ( | ''Müllers Verzeichnis der jenseits der Oder-Neiße gelegenen, unter fremder Verwaltung stehenden Ortschaften (Müllers gazetteer of foreign localities beyond the Oder-Neiße).'' Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany: Post und Ortsbuchverlag Postmeister A.D. Friedrich Muller, 1958. (FS Library book 943 E5m 1958 Supp.; film 1,045,448; fiche 6,000,343-54n.) | ||
The following source lists German localities that were placed under foreign control in 1918, at the end of World War I, with their name changes ("German to foreign" and "foreign to German"): | The following source lists German localities that were placed under foreign control in 1918, at the end of World War I, with their name changes ("German to foreign" and "foreign to German"): | ||
Kredel, Otto, and Franz Thierfelden. ''Deutsch-fremdsprachiges (Fremdsprachig-deutsches) Ortsnamenverzeichnis (German-foreign [foreign-German] gazetteer).'' Berlin, Germany: Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1931. ( | Kredel, Otto, and Franz Thierfelden. ''Deutsch-fremdsprachiges (Fremdsprachig-deutsches) Ortsnamenverzeichnis (German-foreign [foreign-German] gazetteer).'' Berlin, Germany: Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1931. (FS Library book Q 940E5kt; film 583457.) | ||
Another place to find foreign names of former German localities is: | Another place to find foreign names of former German localities is: | ||
Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde. ''Amtliches Gemeinde- und Ortsnamenverzeichnis der deutschen Ostgebiete unter fremder Verwaltung (Gazetteer of Eastern German areas under foreign administration).'' Three Volumes. Remagen, Germany: Bundesanstaltfür Landeskunde, 1955. ( | Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde. ''Amtliches Gemeinde- und Ortsnamenverzeichnis der deutschen Ostgebiete unter fremder Verwaltung (Gazetteer of Eastern German areas under foreign administration).'' Three Volumes. Remagen, Germany: Bundesanstaltfür Landeskunde, 1955. (FS Library book 943.8 E5b; film 824,243 and 1,045,449 item 5; fiche 6,053,256.) | ||
For an explanation of how to use the above gazetteers, see pages 57 to 84 of Larry O. Jensen's ''[https://www.familysearch.org/help/?wicket:interface=:1:2::: A Genealogical Handbook of German Research]''. | For an explanation of how to use the above gazetteers, see pages 57 to 84 of Larry O. Jensen's ''[https://www.familysearch.org/help/?wicket:interface=:1:2::: A Genealogical Handbook of German Research]''. | ||
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