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Guide to '''Greece ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Greece is a country in Southeastern Europe located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is bordered by [[Albania Genealogy|Albania]], [[North Macedonia Genealogy|North Macedonia]], [[Bulgaria Genealogy|Bulgaria]], and [[Türkiye Genealogy|Türkiye]]. Greece belonged to the Ottoman Empire from the fifteenth century to 1821. The official language is Greek.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Greece," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref>


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== Getting started with Greece research  ==
 
FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Greece page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Greek records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Greece Page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential! <br>


==Greece Map==
== Jurisdictions&nbsp;  ==
This map shows the regions (Perifereia - Περιφέρεια) and counties (Nomos - Νομός) of Greece. To see a map of the former prefectures of Greece, go to [[Greece Jurisdictions|'''Greece Jurisdictions.''']]<br>
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==Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)==
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'''County'''<br>
'''Attica Region'''
*[[Athens, Greece Genealogy|Athens]]
**North Athens
**West Athens
**Central Athens
**South Athens
*[[Attica, Greece Genealogy|Attica]]
**East Attica
**West Attica
*[[Islands County, Greece Genealogy|Islands]]
*[[Piraeus County, Greece Genealogy|Piraeus]]


'''Counties of the Region of''' <br>
== Research Tools [[Image:Greece Face in background.jpg|border|right|128x85px]] ==
'''Central Greece'''
*[[Boeotia (Viotia) County, Greece Genealogy|Boeotia (Viotia)]]
*[[Evia (Euboea) County, Greece Genealogy|Evia (Euboea)]]
*[[Evrytania County, Greece Genealogy|Evrytania]]
*[[Fthiotida (Phthiotis) County, Greece Genealogy|Fthiotida (Phthiotis)]]
*[[Fokida (Phocis) County, Greece Genealogy|Fokida (Phocis)]]


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*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Greece.pdf Research Guide for Greece by BYU]
*[http://HellenicGenealogyGeek.com HellenicGenealogyGeek.com] - Greek genealogy resources: &nbsp;Online databases, many links to assist in research, Greek surnames, Free antiquarian books on modern Greek history and much more
*[http://www.greekfamilies.com/ Greek Genealogy Resource]
*[http://greekgenealogy.org/ Greek Genealogy – Family History]This site leads to a list of Counties (NAMOS) which the Family History Library has Microfilms for. Not all NAMOS have been filmed and all records are in Greek or Turkish. Go to Microfilmed Records and click on Microfilms. It also refers to reference books available at the Library.
*[http://www.daddezio.com/grekgen.html Greek Genealogy Home Page]
*[http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/GRC/?cj=1&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688 Greece Mailing List]
*[[Greece Websites|Websites]]


'''Counties of''' <br>
== Help Wanted  ==
'''Central Macedonia'''
*[[Chalkidiki County, Greece Genealogy|Chalkidiki (Halkidiki)]]
*[[Imathia County, Greece Genealogy|Imathia]]
*[[Kilkis County, Greece Genealogy|Kilkis]]
*[[Pella County, Greece Genealogy|Pella]]
*[[Pieria County, Greece Genealogy|Pieria]]
*[[Serres County, Greece Genealogy|Serres]]
*[[Thessaloniki County, Greece Genealogy|Thessaloniki]]


'''Counties of'''<br>  
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'''Crete'''
*[[Chania County, Greece Genealogy|Chania]]
*[[Heraklion County, Greece Genealogy|Heraklion]]
*[[Lasithi County, Greece Genealogy|Lasithi]]
*[[Rethymno County, Greece Genealogy|Rethymno]]


'''Counties of the''' <br>
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*[[Drama County, Greece Genealogy|Drama (Dramos)]]
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*[[Evros County, Greece Genealogy|Evros]]
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*[[Kavala County, Greece Genealogy|Kavala]]
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*[[Rhodope County, Greece Genealogy|Rhodope (Rodopi)]]
*[[How to Create an Article on FamilySearch Wiki|Create a new article]]
*Thasos
*[[Xanthi County, Greece Genealogy|Xanthi]]


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*[[Categorization|Categorize articles]]


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'''Epirus Region'''
*[[Create an external link|Add external links to articles]]  
*[[Arta County, Greece Genealogy|Arta]]
*[[Create an internal link|Add internal links to articles]]  
*[[Ioannina County, Greece Genealogy|Ioannina]]
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*[[Preveza County, Greece Genealogy|Preveza]]
*[[Thesprotia County, Greece Genealogy|Thesprotia]]


'''Counties of the Region''' <br>
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'''of the'''<br>
'''Ionian Islands'''
*[[Cephalonia or Kefalonia County, Greece Genealogy|Cephalonia or Kefalonia]]
*[[Corfu County, Greece Genealogy|Corfu]]
*[[Ithaca County, Greece Genealogy|Ithaca]]
*[[Lefkada County, Greece Genealogy|Lefkada]]
*[[Zakynthos County, Greece Genealogy|Zakynthos]]


'''Counties of the''' <br>
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'''North Aegean Region'''
*[[Chios County, Greece Genealogy|Chios]]
*[[Ikaria County, Greece Genealogy|Ikaria]]
*[[Lemnos County, Greece Genealogy|Lemnos]]
*[[Lesbos County, Greece Genealogy|Lesbos (Lesvos)]]
*[[Samos County, Greece Genealogy|Samos]]


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== Featured Content  ==


'''Counties of the''' <br>
When Greece became an independent state, communities began keeping registers of males ([[Greece Civil Registration- Vital Records|Mitroon Arrenon]]), which list all the males born in a particular community. They were kept for voting and military purposes. Male registers were created for all communities in Greece. As new areas became part of Greece, their communities also began keeping male registers. In some areas male registers were reconstructed from other records back to 1825.
'''Peloponnese Region'''
*[[Argolis County, Greece Genealogy|Argolis]]
*[[Arcadia County, Greece Genealogy|Arcadia]]
*[[Corinthia County, Greece Genealogy|Corinthia]]
*[[Laconia County, Greece Genealogy|Laconia]]
*[[Messinia County, Greece Genealogy|Messinia]]


'''Counties of the''' <br>
== Did you know?  ==
'''South Aegean Region'''
*[[Cyclades region, Greece Genealogy|former prefecture of the Cyclades]]
**Andros County
**Kea-Kythnos County
**Milos County
**Mykonos County
**Naxos County
**Paros County
**Syros County
**Thira County
**Tinos County
*[[Dodecanese region, Greece Genealogy|former prefecture of the Dodecanese]]
**Kalymnos County
**Karpathos County
**Kos County
**Rhodes County


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*Most people leaving Greece in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries went to the United States, Egypt, Australia, South America, or South Africa. By 1910, an estimated one quarter to one fifth of the total labor force of Greece had left.


'''Counties of'''<br>
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*[[Magnesia County, Greece Genealogy|Magnesia]]
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*[[Sporades County, Greece Genealogy|Sporades]]
*[[Trikala County, Greece Genealogy|Trikala]]


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'''Western Greece'''
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*[[Achaea County, Greece Genealogy|Achaia]]
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*[[Aetolia-Acarnania County, Greece Genealogy|Aetolia-Acarnania]]
*[[Ilia (Elis) County, Greece Genealogy|Ilia (Elis)]]


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'''Western Macedonia'''
*(Your Bullet)
*[[Florina County, Greece Genealogy|Florina]]
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*[[Grevena County, Greece Genealogy|Grevena]]
 
*[[Kastoria County, Greece Genealogy|Kastoria]]
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*[[Kozani County, Greece Genealogy|Kozani]]
 
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*[[Greece Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Greece Biography|Biography]]
*[[Greece Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Greece Census|Census]]
*[[Greece Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Greece Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
*[[Greece Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Greece Directories|Directories]]
*[[Greece Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Greece Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
*[[Greece Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Greece Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
*[[Greece Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[Greece Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Greece History|History]]
*[[Greece Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Greece Maps|Maps]]
*[[Greece Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Greece Minorities|Minorities]]
*[[Greece Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[[Greece Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Greece Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Greece Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Greece Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Greece Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Greece Schools|Schools]]
*[[Greece Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]  
*[[Greece Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Greece Taxation|Taxation]]
 
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Getting started with Greece research[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Greece page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Greek records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Greece Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

Jurisdictions [edit | edit source]

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Research Tools
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Help Wanted[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:


Featured Content[edit | edit source]

When Greece became an independent state, communities began keeping registers of males (Mitroon Arrenon), which list all the males born in a particular community. They were kept for voting and military purposes. Male registers were created for all communities in Greece. As new areas became part of Greece, their communities also began keeping male registers. In some areas male registers were reconstructed from other records back to 1825.

Did you know?[edit | edit source]

  • Most people leaving Greece in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries went to the United States, Egypt, Australia, South America, or South Africa. By 1910, an estimated one quarter to one fifth of the total labor force of Greece had left.
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