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Guide to Greece ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Greece Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder Online Learning
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Directories Election Lists Emigration & Immigration Compiled Genealogies Heraldry Military Records	Naturalization & Citizenship Nobility Notarial Records Online Records Periodicals Probate Records Religious Records Research by Mail Schools and Education Records Taxation
Greece Background
Biography Cultural Groups Gazetteers Greek Word List Handwriting Historical Geography History	Jurisdictions Languages Maps Naming Customs Social Life & Customs Turkish Word List Websites
Local Research Resources
Archives and Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

Country Information[edit | edit source]

Greece is a country in Southeastern Europe located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is bordered by Albania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Bulgaria, and Turkey. Greece belonged to the Ottoman Empire from the fifteenth century to 1821. The official language is Greek.^[1]

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Getting Started with Greece Research

Links to articles on getting started with Greece research. For instructions in Greek, see Η Οικογενειακή σου Ιστορία

GreekAncestry.net, a name-searchable website of records in Greece.

Greece Clickable Map[edit | edit source]

This map shows the regions and counties (Google translates as prefectures) of Greece. To see a map of the former counties of Greece, go to Greece Jurisdictions.

Counties[edit | edit source]

Counties of the Eastern
Macedonia and Thrace

Counties of Central
Macedonia

Counties of Western
Macedonia

Counties of Thessaly

Counties of Epirus Region

Counties of the Region
of the Ionian Islands

Counties of the Region
of Central Greece

Counties of
Western Greece

Counties of the
Peloponnese Region

County Attica Region

Athens
- North Athens
- West Athens
- Central Athens
- South Athens
Attica
- East Attica
- West Attica
Islands
Piraues

Countes of Crete

Counties of the
South Aegean Region

former prefecture of the Cyclades
- Andros County
- Kea-Kythnos County
- Milos County
- Mykonos County
- Naxos County
- Paros County
- Syros County
- Thira County
- Tinos County
former prefecture of the Dodecanese
- Kalymnos County
- Karpathos County
- Kos County
- Rhodes County

Counties of the
North Aegean Region

FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
Historical Records

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greece," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece, accessed 23 March 2016.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Greece," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece, accessed 23 March 2016.

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 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgnuo4xVM6Q&feature=youtu.be '''Research in Greece: Using Civil and Church Records''']<br>
 *[[Media:GAK - How to Navigate.pdf|'''How to Navigate the Greek National Archives''']]
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+| style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; padding-left: 10px" |[https://greekancestry.net/ GreekAncestry.net], a name-searchable website of records in Greece.
-<h3>Greece Research Tools</h3>
-Links to articles and websites that assist in Greece research.
-*[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE4054123 '''GREEK MICROFILMS''']:'''List of microfilms by counties by Lica Catsakis.'''
-*[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr '''Greek National Archives Digitized Records''']
-*[http://www.gak.gr/Cont/cont-py-00.html '''Links and addresses for province archives''']<br>
-::For ordering birth, marriage, and death records
-*[http://www.ypes.gr/el/Regions/Aytodioikhsh/StatesMunicipalities/ '''Greek Municipality (Town Hall) addresses''']
-*'''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qV3eNt5Cau2ZJtF1GVORg-bFGxCWp3IW/view Resources for Hellenic Genealogy Research Bibliography]'''
-*[[Greece Research by Mail|'''Form Letters in Greek''']]
-*[https://apps.ncl.ac.uk/GreekFamilyHistory/Page/Home Greek Family History] contains a database from 18th and 19th century Greek censuses and it also has guidelines on how to do family history with Greek sources.
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