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===1905 Prussian Gazetteer=== | ===1905 Prussian Gazetteer=== | ||
{{FSC|14875|item|disp='''1905 Prussian Gazetteer (Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen):'''}} Gives Catholic, Lutheran, and other religious parishes, and Standesamt (civil registration office). | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/359696-gemeindelexikon-fur-das-konigreich-preuszen-auf-grund-der-materialen-der-volkszahlung-vom-1-dezember-1905-und-anderer-amtlicher-quellen-v-01?offset=1 Volume 1. Ostpreußen] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/359696-gemeindelexikon-fur-das-konigreich-preuszen-auf-grund-der-materialen-der-volkszahlung-vom-1-dezember-1905-und-anderer-amtlicher-quellen-v-01?offset=1 Volume 1. Ostpreußen] | ||
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===1827 gazetteer, Kingdom of Poland=== | ===1827 gazetteer, Kingdom of Poland=== | ||
*[ | *[https://mbc.cyfrowemazowsze.pl/publication/21058 Tabella miast, wsi, osad, Królestwa Polskiego vol. 1 A-Ł] | ||
*[https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/ | *[https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/publication/98051/edition/110117? Tabella miast, wsi, osad Królestwa Polskiego vol. 2 M-Z] | ||
'''Advantages''': Available online; provides Catholic parish as of 1827. <br> | '''Advantages''': Available online; provides Catholic parish as of 1827. <br> | ||
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Localities are listed in the Cyrillic alphabet but the gazetteer is still usable to non-Russian readers because the descriptions are in German. The pre-1917 administrative units of ''guberniya'' (G.) and ''uyezd'' (Kr.) are given. The German word for uyezd is ''Kreis''. If there are several localities in the same guberniya, the guberniya is indicated only after the first locality in the guberniya. It is not repeated for each subsequent locality listed. | Localities are listed in the Cyrillic alphabet but the gazetteer is still usable to non-Russian readers because the descriptions are in German. The pre-1917 administrative units of ''guberniya'' (G.) and ''uyezd'' (Kr.) are given. The German word for uyezd is ''Kreis''. If there are several localities in the same guberniya, the guberniya is indicated only after the first locality in the guberniya. It is not repeated for each subsequent locality listed. | ||
{{FSC|205134|item|disp='''RGN (Russisches Geographisches Namenbuch'''):}} Compiled after World War II, based on the Spiski Gazetteer above. Written in Russian, German, and Polish. | |||
'''"How to" Guide''': [[Media:1-RGN Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-RGN Gazetteer-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-RGN Gazetteer-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br> | '''"How to" Guide''': [[Media:1-RGN Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-RGN Gazetteer-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-RGN Gazetteer-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br> | ||
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===Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia=== | ===Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia=== | ||
* | *{{FSC|963643|item|disp='''Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia''':}} includes the location of the Catholic parish and Greek Catholic, Lutheran, and Jewish congregations. Written in Polish, German, and Ukrainian. | ||
'''Advantages''': Includes section on alternate spellings of locations (Ukrainian, etc.); includes location of Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, and Lutheran parishes as well as Jewish synagogue; in English.<br> | '''Advantages''': Includes section on alternate spellings of locations (Ukrainian, etc.); includes location of Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, and Lutheran parishes as well as Jewish synagogue; in English.<br> | ||
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Lists detailed physical descriptions, population, jurisdictions, and location of parishes. The gazetteer can be accessed online in many places, including the following: | Lists detailed physical descriptions, population, jurisdictions, and location of parishes. The gazetteer can be accessed online in many places, including the following: | ||
* | *{{FSC|88949|item|disp='''Słownik Geograficzny Gazetteer'''}} on FamilySearch | ||
*[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/ '''ICM website'''] | *[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/ '''ICM website'''] | ||
*[http://mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/publication?id=113&from=plannedpubssearch&dirids=1&tab=3 '''provincial library of Małopolski in Kraków''']<br> | *[http://mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/publication?id=113&from=plannedpubssearch&dirids=1&tab=3 '''provincial library of Małopolski in Kraków''']<br> | ||
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*'''Spis Gazetteer, Volume 2''' - N-Ż | *'''Spis Gazetteer, Volume 2''' - N-Ż | ||
(FS Library INTL book 943.8 E5s v. 1 and v. 2) <br> | ({{FSC|147107|item|disp=FS Library INTL book 943.8 E5s v. 1 and v. 2}}) <br> | ||
The ''Spis miejscowości Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej l''ists jurisdictions and location of civil registration offices. [[Spis Gazetteer of Poland|Spis Gazetteer of Poland Wiki Article]], gives abbreviations. | |||
<center>'''Translated Headings for Spis Gazetteer'''</center> | <center>'''Translated Headings for Spis Gazetteer'''</center> | ||
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===Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzen, ie, zmiany (Polish Place Names: History, Origins, and Changes)=== | ===Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzen, ie, zmiany (Polish Place Names: History, Origins, and Changes)=== | ||
This gazetteer, published in the late 1990s-early 2000s, includes names of places over time within the modern boundaries of Poland.<br> | |||
[https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/15428/edition/2836 Volume 1: A-B]<br> | [https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/15428/edition/2836 Volume 1: A-B]<br> | ||
[https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/15430/edition/2842 Volume 2: C-D]<br> | [https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/15430/edition/2842 Volume 2: C-D]<br> | ||