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*Major manufacturing works, canals, docks, and railroad stations. | *Major manufacturing works, canals, docks, and railroad stations. | ||
Gazetteers can help you find the places where your family lived and determine the civil and church jurisdictions over those places. For example, Sande, Germany, was a rural community in the state of Oldenburg. | Gazetteers can help you find the places where your family lived and determine the civil and church jurisdictions over those places. For example, Sande, Germany, was a rural community in the state of Oldenburg. It had its own civil registration office and Evangelical parish, though those of the Catholic religion traveled to nearby Jever for worship and record keeping. If your ancestor was a Catholic from Sande, a gazetteer can tell you where to look for your ancestor's civil and church records. | ||
Some places in Germany have the same or similar names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the government district it was in, and the jurisdictions where records about him or her were kept. | Some places in Germany have the same or similar names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the government district it was in, and the jurisdictions where records about him or her were kept. | ||
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*FamilySearch: A digital copy of Meyers Gazetteer is online in two volumes: online part 1 A-K, [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/583031-mmeyers-orts-und-verkehrs-lexikon-des-deutschen-reichs-auf-grund-amtlicher-unterlagen-von-reichs-landes-und-gemeindebehorden-v-01?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; part 2 L-Z , [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/576134-mmeyers-orts-und-verkehrs-lexikon-des-deutschen-reichs-auf-grund-amtlicher-unterlagen-von-reichs-landes-und-gemeindebehorden-v-02?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. See "[[Step-by-step guide: Using Meyers Gazetteer Online]]" for detailed user instructions. An abbreviated guide to locating place names and jurisdictions in Meyers Gazetteer is found [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog here]. | *FamilySearch: A digital copy of Meyers Gazetteer is online in two volumes: online part 1 A-K, [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/583031-mmeyers-orts-und-verkehrs-lexikon-des-deutschen-reichs-auf-grund-amtlicher-unterlagen-von-reichs-landes-und-gemeindebehorden-v-01?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; part 2 L-Z , [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/576134-mmeyers-orts-und-verkehrs-lexikon-des-deutschen-reichs-auf-grund-amtlicher-unterlagen-von-reichs-landes-und-gemeindebehorden-v-02?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. See "[[Step-by-step guide: Using Meyers Gazetteer Online]]" for detailed user instructions. An abbreviated guide to locating place names and jurisdictions in Meyers Gazetteer is found [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog here]. | ||
*Ancestry.com: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1074 Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire]. This version is also searchable. (For best results, use the Keyword rather than the Location search box.) | *Ancestry.com: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1074 Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire]. This version is also searchable. (For best results, use the Keyword rather than the Location search box.) | ||
*The HathiTrust: [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31158001995785 Volume 1: A-K ]and [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31158001995652 Volume 2: L-Z] . This digital version provides bigger, clearer images, and most city maps are in color. It is possible to download each volume as a PDF. | *The HathiTrust: [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31158001995785 Volume 1: A-K ]and [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31158001995652 Volume 2: L-Z] . This digital version provides bigger, clearer images, and most city maps are in color. It is possible to download each volume as a PDF. | ||
The first volume of this gazetteer contains an explanation of the many abbreviations the gazetteer uses. For example, Meyer's indicates where to find the civil registration office [Standesamt]. If a comma or semicolon follows the abbreviation StdA (Standesamt), the town had its own civil registration office. If it does not have a comma or semicolon, the town name that follows the abbreviation and has a comma or semicolon after it is the town where the civil registration office is found. | The first volume of this gazetteer contains an explanation of the many abbreviations the gazetteer uses. For example, Meyer's indicates where to find the civil registration office [Standesamt]. If a comma or semicolon follows the abbreviation StdA (Standesamt), the town had its own civil registration office. If it does not have a comma or semicolon, the town name that follows the abbreviation and has a comma or semicolon after it is the town where the civil registration office is found. | ||
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===== Prussia<br> ===== | ===== Prussia<br> ===== | ||
The ''Gemeindelexikon'', based on a 1905 census, is the standard gazetteer used for Prussia: | The ''Gemeindelexikon'', based on a 1905 census, is the standard gazetteer used for Prussia: | ||
Book: | Book: Königlich Preußisches Statistisches Landesamt. [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/14875 ''Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen'']. Berlin : Verlag des Königlichen Statistischen Landesamts, 1907-1909. (FS Library book 943 E5kp.) - multiple volumes. | ||
Online: This gazetteer is also available online at Ancestry.com in the database [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=34415 Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen]. Enter place names into the "keyword" field for best results, and ignore diacritical marks (Umlaute) or browse images by volume. | Online: This gazetteer is also available online at Ancestry.com in the database [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=34415 Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen]. Enter place names into the "keyword" field for best results, and ignore diacritical marks (Umlaute) or browse images by volume. Various volumes are also available on GoogleBooks and the DigiBib (Digital Library) on [http://compgen.de/ Compgen.de]. | ||
====== Gemeindelexikon column headings: ====== | ====== Gemeindelexikon column headings: ====== | ||
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=== Modern Place-Names === | === Modern Place-Names === | ||
For some research purposes, such as correspondence, you need to know the modern jurisdictions for the place where your ancestor lived. This may also help you find the ancestral town on modern maps. This information can often be found online by using a German-language specific search engine, such as Google.de. | For some research purposes, such as correspondence, you need to know the modern jurisdictions for the place where your ancestor lived. This may also help you find the ancestral town on modern maps. This information can often be found online by using a German-language specific search engine, such as Google.de. | ||
The following post- WWII gazetteer is available through FamilySearch centers and may also be found at some large public libraries: | The following post- WWII gazetteer is available through FamilySearch centers and may also be found at some large public libraries: | ||
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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.) | 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. | ||
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 | '''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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GERMANY, [STATE] - GAZETTEERS | GERMANY, [STATE] - GAZETTEERS | ||
[http://www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de Michael Rademacher's site] is based primarily on gazetteers from the period 1880-1925, but also includes later information, especially regarding territory absorbed by the Nazis before the beginning of WW II. | [http://www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de Michael Rademacher's site] is based primarily on gazetteers from the period 1880-1925, but also includes later information, especially regarding territory absorbed by the Nazis before the beginning of WW II. It is organized [http://www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/ortsbuch39.html alphabetically] and [http://www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de hierarchically]. The structure of the [http://www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/kirchen.html#evangelischekirchen Evangelical-Lutheran] and [http://www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/kirchen.html#katholischekirche Roman Catholic] churches is also provided.<br> | ||
*[http://gov.genealogy.net gov.genealogy.net] features tree diagrams showing the jurisdictional structure of a place as it changed over time. | *[http://gov.genealogy.net gov.genealogy.net] features tree diagrams showing the jurisdictional structure of a place as it changed over time. | ||
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To locate Lutheran and Catholic parishes as well as civil registration offices in Schleswig-Holstein, please use the Gemeindelexikon Schleswig-Holstein. FS Library call number 943 E5kp or FS Library film number 806635 Item 3.<br>Here is a diagram showing the column headings in German and their English translations: | To locate Lutheran and Catholic parishes as well as civil registration offices in Schleswig-Holstein, please use the Gemeindelexikon Schleswig-Holstein. FS Library call number 943 E5kp or FS Library film number 806635 Item 3.<br>Here is a diagram showing the column headings in German and their English translations: | ||
[[Image:Gaz Headings2.jpg|border|600px]] | [[Image:Gaz Headings2.jpg|border|600px]] [[Image:Gaz headings.jpg|border|600px]] | ||
{{Germany|Germany}} [[pt:Alemanha - Dicionários Geográficos]][[fr:Allemagne : Les Répertoires Géographiques]] | {{Germany|Germany}} [[pt:Alemanha - Dicionários Geográficos]][[fr:Allemagne : Les Répertoires Géographiques]] | ||
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