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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. '' | Uetrecht, E. ''{{FHL|325694|title-id|disp=Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs}} (Meyers commercial gazetteer of the German Empire).'' Fifth Edition. Leipzig, Germany: Bibliographisches Institute, 1912-3. (FHL book Ref 943 E5mo; films 496,640-1; fiche 6,000,001-29.) This book lists the names of places as they existed in Germany from 1871 to 1918. 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. | ||
=== Using Meyers Gazetteer === | === Using Meyers Gazetteer === | ||