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Definition

A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or index. Depending on the gazetteer, it may contain information about locations:

their jurisdictions (voivoideship, powiat, county, province, etc.)
location of civil registration offices (for birth, marriage, and death certificates)
parish churches or synagogues
population numbers
postal facilities
communication facilities (telephone, telegraph, and so on)
local commerce, agriculture, manufacturing works, canals, docks, and railroad stations
schools, colleges, and universities

Gazetteers are produced to cover a country generally, and cover the locations as of the date they are published. Poland's boundaries frequently changed as different parts of Poland came under the control of various countries, usually Prussia, Russia, and Austria. Names of towns can change to the language of the controlling country. This map shows arguably the longest lasting partition of Poland--from the end of the Napoleonic wars to the World Wars (1815-1918/1945). The gazetteers shown in this article are organized by these regions, and then by post-World War, and modern times.

Prussian Poland

These gazetteers deal with the parts of modern Poland that were under Prussia before World War I: Brandenburg, East Prussia (Ostpreussen), Posen, Pomerania (Pommern), Silesia (Schlesien), and West Prussia (Westpreussen).

Meyers Gazetteer

Meyer’s 1871 Gazetteer: Prussian areas as they existed in 1871. Clickable to the 1871 German Empire map.

"How to" Guides: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key. Abbreviations: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key.
Advantages: Available online; provides Catholic parish, Lutheran parish, and civil registration office as of 1900; old map overlaid on Google maps; used for jurisdictions in FamilySearch Catalog.
Disadvantages: Must know name of the location in German; does not provide Jewish synagogue information.

Kartenmeister

Kartenmeister: Prussian Poland as it existed in 1905. It gives German and Polish names, Catholic and Lutheran parish names, and civil registration office. Clickable to Google Maps.

"How to" Guide: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key.
Advantages: Available online; searchable by German and Polish name; provides Catholic parish, Lutheran parish, and civil registration office as of 1900; approximate location on Google maps.
Disadvantages: The website has stability issues and is sometimes down.

1905 Prussian Gazetteer

1905 Prussian Gazetteer (Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen): Gives Catholic, Lutheran, and other religious parishes, and Standesamt (civil registration office).

"How to" Guide: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key.
Advantages: Available online; shows population of location according to language and religion; provides Catholic parish, Lutheran parish, and civil registration office as of 1900.
Disadvantages: Online but browsable only; only searchable by name of the location in German.

Alphabetisches Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Deutschen Ostgebiete unter fremder Verwaltung, Band 11. V. 1. 1955

Other areas

Posen / Poznań

1902 gazetteer for the Grand Duchy of Posen (Greater Poland) showing Catholic and Lutheran parishes: Księga adresowa wszystkich miejscowości w Wielkim Księstwie Poznańskiem:

Śląsk /Silesia / Schlesien

Whole Schlesien:
1845 - Alphabetisch-statistisch- topographische Uebersicht der Dörfer, Flecken, Städte und andern Orte der Königl. Preuss. Provinz Schlesien
1876 - Handbuch für die Provinz Schlesien
1885 - Gemeindelexikon für die Provinz Schlesien
1901 - Schlesisches Ortschafts-Verzeichniß
1941 - Schlesisches Ortschaftsverzeichniss

Opole / Oppeln area:
1860 - Ortschafts- und Entfernungs-Tabelle des Regierungsbezirks Oppeln
1886 - Ortschafts- und Entfernungs-Tabelle des Regierungsbezirks Oppeln

Russian Poland

Several gazetteers can help with the Kingdom of Poland or Russian Poland. See the FamilySearch Wiki page for Russia gazetteers for more information.

1877 gazetteer, Kingdom of Poland

1877 gazetteer for the Kingdom of Poland. The Kingdom of Poland is also known as Congress Poland and was part of Russian Poland.

"How to" Guide: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key

Advantages: Available online; provides Catholic parish as of 1877 (which also functioned as civil registration jurisdiction).
Disadvantages: Browsable images only; does not provide Orthodox parish or Jewish synagogue information.

1827 gazetteer, Kingdom of Poland

Advantages: Available online; provides Catholic parish as of 1827.
Disadvantages: Browsable images only; does not provide Orthodox parish or Jewish synagogue information.

Spiski Gazetteer

The Spiski gazetteer does not cover the Kingdom of Poland, but does cover most other areas of the Russian Empire. You must know the province or guberniya for your location to use the Spiski gazetteer. To find links to your guberniya, see the FamilySearch Wiki article Russia gazetteers.

Spiski Gazetteer: Compiled during the Russian Empire time, organized geographically rather than alphabetically, in Russian.

"How to" Guide: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key
Advantages: Some gubernias available online; organized geographically along roads; shows location of Catholic or Orthodox parishes and Jewish synagogues.
Disadvantages: In Cyrillic; some gubernias not available online; browsable images only.

RGN: Russisches Geographisches Namenbuch

The best comprehensive gazetteer of all localities in Imperial Russia is by Vasmer, Max. Russisches Geographisches Namenbuch [Russian Geographical Namebook]. Wiesbaden: Harassowitz, 1964-1981. Nachtrag (Supplement), 1988. 11 vols. (FS Library INTL Book 947 E5r). Spiski naselennykh Mest Rossiiski Imperii were the primary source for much of the data. This set of books is referred to as the RGN and includes eleven volumes plus the Kartenband (maps).

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.

RGN (Russisches Geographisches Namenbuch): Compiled after World War II, based on the Spiski Gazetteer above. Written in Russian, German, and Polish.

"How to" Guide: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key
Advantages: Most comprehensive gazetteer of locations in Russian Empire; provides gubernia jurisdiction.
Disadvantages: Only available in book form; some entries Cyrillic or German.

Austrian Poland

The Austrian partition was called Galizien in German and Galicia in English.

Gesher Galicia - Town Locator

Though focused on Jewish records, this gazetteer should include all towns in Galicia, including Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic parish information: Gesher Galicia -- Galician Town Locator (1900)

Advantages: Available online; organized alphabetically; shows location of Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic parishes and Jewish synagogues; used for jurisdictions in FamilySearch Catalog.
Disadvantages: May not include all locations; does not show Lutheran parish; does not consistently show Polish diacritics on place names.

Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia

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.
Disadvantages: Not available online. (FS Library INTL book 943.86 E5L 1999)

Austrian gazetteer: Galicia

Gemeindelexikon – Galizien (volume 12): (appendix, index) Contains information about population, including breakdown by religion.

For instructions on how to use this gazetteer, see the Austria Gazetteers article.
Advantages: Available online; shows population of a location by religion.
Disadvantages: Browsable images only; in German language.

Republic of Poland (1918-1939)

Skorowidz Gazetteer (1930s)

The Skorowidz Miejsowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej is a gazetteer of the early republic of Poland as it existed from 1918 until 1939. Poland at that time extended far into the east, including areas, which after World War II, were ceded to the Soviet Republics of Lithuania, Belarus, and the Ukraine. The gazetteer is arranged with all localities in alphabetical order. Please note that the Polish alphabet has several letters with diacritical marks: ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, and ż. These are distinct letters of the Polish alphabet and are alphabetized after the unmarked version of the letter. Information about each locality is given in columns as shown below with translations.

Skorowidz Gazetteer

Lists type of location (city, town, village, settlement, etc.), jurisdictions, and church parishes.

"How to" Guide: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key
Advantages: Available online; contains information about locations in interwar Poland (greatest extent eastward); contains information about Catholic, Orthodox, and Lutheran parishes, Jewish synagogue, and civil registration office; jurisdictions in the FamilySearch Catalog for places not in modern Poland.
Disadvantages: Browsable images only; does not cover all of modern Poland; in Polish.

This gazetteer uses the Voivodeships (Provinces) in place in the Subdivisions of the Second Polish Republic. You will need to use the map in that article to compare it to the more modern maps and determine the current and 1967 voivodeship.

Słownik Gazetteer (1880-1895)

Lists detailed physical descriptions, population, jurisdictions, and location of parishes. The gazetteer can be accessed online in many places, including the following:

Słownik Geograficzny Gazetteer on FamilySearch
ICM website
provincial library of Małopolski in Kraków

For help in interpreting the entry, look through the abbreviations and Glossary and information about the administrative units.
Look here for some entries translated into English.

Clickable link to the gazetteer:

Volume	FS Library Film	FS Library book scan	ICM online
1: Aa-Dereneczna	920957	part 1, part 2	volume I
2: Derenek-Gżack	920958	part 1, part 2	volume II
3: Haag-Kępy	920959	part 1	volume III
4: Kęs-Kutno	920960	part 1, part 2	volume IV
5: Kutowa Wola-Malczyce	920961	part 1, part 2	volume V
6: Malczyce-Netreba	920962	part 1, part 2	volume VI
7: Netrebka-Perepiat	920963	part 1, part 2	volume VII
8: Perepiatychna-Pożajście	920964	part 1, part 2	volume VIII
9: Pożajście-Ruksze	920965	part 1, part 2	volume IX
10: Rokszenice-Sochaczew	920966	part 1, part 2	volume X
11: Sochachew powiat-Szlubowska Wola	920967	part 1, part 2	volume XI
12: Szlurpiszki-Warłynka	920968	part 1, part 2	volume XII
13: Warmbrun-Worowo	920969	part 1, part 2	volume XIII
14: Worowo-Żyżyn	920970	part 1, part 2	volume XIV
15A: Addenda, Abablewo-Januszowo	920971	part 1	volume XV, part 1
15B: Addenda, Januszpol-Sniatyn	920972	part 1, part 2	volume XV, part 2

Advantages: Available online; shows very detailed information about Polish locations regardless of which partition they were in (includes locations in Germany, Austria, Kingdom of Poland, and Russian Empire).
Disadvantages: Browsable images only; in Polish; uses a lot of abbreviations.

Modern Poland

Spis Gazetteer (1968)

Spis Gazetteer, Volume 1 - A-M
Spis Gazetteer, Volume 2 - N-Ż

(FS Library INTL book 943.8 E5s v. 1 and v. 2)

The Spis miejscowości Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej lists jurisdictions and location of civil registration offices. Spis Gazetteer of Poland Wiki Article, gives abbreviations.

Translated Headings for Spis Gazetteer

Nazwa i rodzaj miejscowości	Gromada (osiedle-osied.) (miasto-m.)	Siedziba PRN	Województwo	Poczta	Stacja, przystanek kolejowy	Urząd stanu cywilnego
Name and type of locality	Next larger admini-strative unit	County Seat	Province	Post Office	Railroad Station	Civil Registration Office

Advantages: Shows location of civil registration office; used for jurisdictions in FamilySearch Catalog.
Disadvantages: Not online; in Polish; does not list church parish.

This gazetteer uses the Voivodeships (Provinces) in place in the Administrative division of the Polish People's Republic, under the section "Poland's voivodeships 1945-75". You will need to use the map in that article to compare it to the more modern maps and determine the current voivodeship.

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.
Volume 1: A-B
Volume 2: C-D
Volume 3: E-I
Volume 4: K-Kn
Volume 5: Ko-Ky
Volume 6: L-Ma
Volume 7: Mą-N
Volume 8: O-Pn
Volume 9: Po-Q
Volume 10: Ra-Re
Volume 11: Rę-Rs
Volume 12: Ru-Rż
Volume 13: Sa-Si
Volume 14: Sk- Sn

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+==Definition==
+A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or index. Depending on the gazetteer, it may contain information about locations:
-== Introduction ==
+*their jurisdictions (voivoideship, powiat, county, province, etc.)
+*location of civil registration offices (for birth, marriage, and death certificates)
+*parish churches or synagogues
+*population numbers
+*postal facilities
+*communication facilities (telephone, telegraph, and so on)
+*local commerce, agriculture, manufacturing works, canals, docks, and railroad stations
+*schools, colleges, and universities
-Gazetteers are dictionaries of place-names. They describe towns, villages, counties, provinces, and population sizes; parishes; and rivers, mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only places that existed at the time of publication.
+[[File:Poland_1815-1918.png|400px|left]]
+Gazetteers are produced to cover a country generally, and cover the locations as of the date they are published.  Poland's boundaries frequently changed as different parts of Poland came under the control of various countries, usually Prussia, Russia, and Austria. Names of towns can change to the language of the controlling country. This map shows arguably the longest lasting partition of Poland--from the end of the Napoleonic wars to the World Wars (1815-1918/1945). The gazetteers shown in this article are organized by these regions, and then by post-World War, and modern times.
+<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
-The place-names are generally listed in alphabetical order.
-Gazetteers may also provide the following information about towns:
+==Prussian Poland==
+These gazetteers deal with the parts of modern Poland that were under Prussia before World War I: Brandenburg, East Prussia (Ostpreussen), Posen, Pomerania (Pommern), Silesia (Schlesien), and West Prussia (Westpreussen).
+[[image:Germany partition.jpg|300px|right]]
-*Local religious denominations and parishes
-*Postal facilities and other communication facilities (telephone, telegraph, and so on)
-*Local commerce, agriculture, manufacturing works, canals, docks, and railroad stations
-*Schools, colleges, and universities
-You can use gazetteers to locate places where your family lived and determine the civil and church jurisdictions over those places. For example, Sarnów in Gliwice County is a small village that belongs to the Catholic parish of Toszek.
+===Meyers Gazetteer===
+[http://www.meyersgaz.org '''Meyer’s 1871 Gazetteer:'''] Prussian areas as they existed in 1871. Clickable to the 1871 German Empire map.
-Because many places in Poland have the same or similar names, you will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town your ancestor lived in, the civil district it was in, and the jurisdictions where records about your ancestor were kept.
+'''"How to" Guides''': [[Media:1-Meyers Gazetteer Online-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Meyers Gazetteer Online-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Meyers Gazetteer Online-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key.]] Abbreviations: [[Media:1-Meyers Abbreviations-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Meyers Abbreviations-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Meyers Abbreviations-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key.]]<br>
+'''Advantages''': Available online; provides Catholic parish, Lutheran parish, and civil registration office as of 1900; old map overlaid on Google maps; used for jurisdictions in FamilySearch Catalog.<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': Must know name of the location in German; does not provide Jewish synagogue information.<br>
+[[File:MeyersGaz.png|400px]]
+{|
+|-
-Gazetteers can also help you determine the county jurisdictions used in the Family History Library Catalog.
+|}
-=== Gazetteers online  ===
+===Kartenmeister===
-Many gazetteers are availeble online.<br>[http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786&from=publication Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej], main gazetteer for Polish genealogy, printed 1930s. After page is open click "Pokaż treść".&nbsp;<br>Most interesting columns are:
+[http://www.kartenmeister.com '''Kartenmeister:'''] Prussian Poland as it existed in 1905.  It gives German and Polish names, Catholic and Lutheran parish names, and civil registration office. Clickable to Google Maps.
-- name of place<br>2- branch<br>3- county<br>4- woivodeship<br>last one - parishes (r.- roman cath.; e. - evang.; p. - orthodox)
+'''"How to" Guide''': [[Media:1-Kartenmeister-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Kartenmeister-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Kartenmeister-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key.]]<br>
+'''Advantages''': Available online; searchable by German and Polish name; provides Catholic parish, Lutheran parish, and civil registration office as of 1900; approximate location on Google maps.<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': The website has stability issues and is sometimes down.<br>
+[[File:Kartenmeister entry.png|400px]]
+{|
-<br>
+|}
-=== Finding Place-Names in the Family History Library Catalog  ===
+===1905 Prussian Gazetteer===
-The Family History Library Catalog lists place-names under county (województwo) jurisdictions used in the 1960s and 70s. Names are also listed under the German-Prussian province (Provinz) as of 1871–1914 or the Austrian province (Provinz) as of 1850–1915. To find the province that a town is filed under in the Family History Library Catalog, use the “see” references on the catalog’s first locality microfiche of each state. If you have the catalog on compact disc, use the “Locality Browse” search.
+[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/14875 '''1905 Prussian Gazetteer (Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen):''']  Gives Catholic, Lutheran, and other religious parishes, and Standesamt (civil registration office).
-Each town is listed in the catalog with its district (powiat or Kreis) jurisdiction to distinquish it from other places of the same name.
+*[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/363569-gemeindelexikon-fur-das-konigreich-preuszen-auf-grund-der-materialen-der-volkszahlung-vom-1-dezember-1905-und-anderer-amtlicher-quellen?offset=1 Volume 2. Westpreußen]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/271223-gemeindelexikon-fur-das-konigreich-preuszen-auf-grund-der-materialen-der-volkszahlung-vom-1-dezember-1905-und-anderer-amtlicher-quellen-v-03?offset=1 Volume 3. Berlin und Brandenburg]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/246670-gemeindelexikon-fur-das-konigreich-preuszen-auf-grund-der-materialen-der-volkszahlung-vom-1-dezember-1905-und-anderer-amtlicher-quellen-v-04?offset=1 Volume 4. Pommern]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/259429-gemeindelexikon-fur-das-konigreich-preuszen-auf-grund-der-materialen-der-volkszahlung-vom-1-dezember-1905-und-anderer-amtlicher-quellen-v-05?offset=1 Volume 5. Posen]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/684011-gemeindelexikon-fur-das-konigreich-preuszen-auf-grund-der-materialen-der-volkszahlung-vom-1-dezember-1905-und-anderer-amtlicher-quellen-v-06?offset=1 Volume 6. Schlesien]
-Because of the many changes in place-names, the Family History Library uses one gazetteer as the standard guide for listing places in the Family&nbsp;History Library Catalog. Regardless of the names a place may have had at various times, all Polish places are listed in the catalog by the name they are listed under in:
+'''"How to" Guide''': [[Media:1-1905 Prussia Gemeindelexikon-Instruction2.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-1905 Prussia Gemeindelexikon-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-1905 Prussia Gemeindelexikon-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key.]]<br>
+'''Advantages''': Available online; shows population of location according to language and religion; provides Catholic parish, Lutheran parish, and civil registration office as of 1900.<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': Online but browsable only; only searchable by name of the location in German.
-[[Spis Gazetteer of Poland|''Spis miejscowo''ś''ci Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej&nbsp;''(Gazetteer of the Polish People’s Republic). ]]Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji I Łaczności, 1967. (FHL book 943.8E5s; film 0844922.) <br>This gazetteer lists locality names as they existed from the 1950s to the 1980s. Locality names are listed alphabetically in column 1; column 3 indicates district; column 4, province; column 5, post office location; and column 7 the location of the current vital records office. For former Polish towns that are now part of Russia, see the 1934 Listing of Localities of the Polish Republic by Bystrzycki listed below.
+<br>
+[[File:Prussia gazetteer.png|700px]]
-=== Modern Place-Names  ===
-For research purposes such as correspondence, learn which jurisdictions your ancestral town was under at various times. Current jurisdictions can help you find the ancestral town on modern maps. The following modern gazetteers are at most large libraries and archives:
+*'''Alphabetisches Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Deutschen Ostgebiete unter fremder Verwaltung''', Band 11. V. 1. 1955
-''Wykaz urz.dowych nazw miejscowo''ś''ci w Polsce&nbsp;''(List of official place-names in Poland). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Akcydensowe, 1980. (FHL book 943.8 E5wu; fiche 6053522.) This gazetteer lists the jurisdictions as they were from the 1980s to 1998. Towns are listed alphabetically, giving the distict and province they are located in and the post office location. No parishes jurisdictions are listed.
+===Other areas===
-''Bystrzycki, Tadeusz. Skorowidz miejscowo''ś''ci Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''(Listing of localities of the Polish Republic). 3 vols. Przemyśl: Wydawnictwo Książnicy Naukowej, 1934. (FHL book 943.8 E5sm; film 11343868.) This gazetteer, of the republic of Poland from 1918–1939, is the most accurate gazetteer for the territory. It is arranged alphabetically in the first column. Other columns include townships, districts, provinces, post offices, and railways.
+====Posen / Poznań====
-The last column gives parish jurisdictions but not synagogues. It does not include towns in western Poland that were part of Prussia in 1934 (for these towns, see the 1967 gazetteer mentioned previously).
+gazetteer for the Grand Duchy of Posen (Greater Poland) showing Catholic and Lutheran parishes: [http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=1889 '''Księga adresowa wszystkich miejscowości w Wielkim Księstwie Poznańskiem:''']
-Similar national sources are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:
+====Śląsk /Silesia / Schlesien====
-POLAND - POSTAL AND SHIPPING GUIDES
+'''Whole Schlesien''':<br>1845 -&nbsp;[http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=808&from=publication Alphabetisch-statistisch- topographische Uebersicht der Dörfer, Flecken, Städte und andern Orte der Königl. Preuss. Provinz Schlesien]<br>1876 - [http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=241&from=publication Handbuch für die Provinz Schlesien<br>]1885 -&nbsp;[http://obc.opole.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=616 Gemeindelexikon für die Provinz Schlesien<br>]1901 -&nbsp;[http://www.digitalsilesia.eu/dlibra/docmetadata?id=3139&from=&from=generalsearch&dirids=1 Schlesisches Ortschafts-Verzeichniß][http://obc.opole.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=616 <br>]1941 -&nbsp;[http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=917&from=publication Schlesisches Ortschaftsverzeichniss]<br>
-=== Historical Place-Names  ===
+'''Opole / Oppeln area''':<br>1860 - [http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=4977&from=publication Ortschafts- und Entfernungs-Tabelle des Regierungsbezirks Oppeln]<br>1886 -&nbsp;[http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=5487&from=publication Ortschafts- und Entfernungs-Tabelle des Regierungsbezirks Oppeln<br>]<br>
-With changes in national boundaries and governments, many place names and jurisdictions in Poland have changed. The following gazetteers identify Polish localities as they existed under Austrian, German, and Russian administrations:
+==Russian Poland==
-== Austria<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1254496561990_791" />  ==
+Several gazetteers can help with the Kingdom of Poland or Russian Poland. See the FamilySearch Wiki page for [[Russia_Gazetteers|Russia gazetteers]] for more information.
+[[Image:Russia partition.jpg|300px|right]]
+===1877 gazetteer, Kingdom of Poland===
+gazetteer for the Kingdom of Poland. The Kingdom of Poland is also known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Congress_Poland Congress Poland] and was part of Russian Poland.
-''“Gemeindelexikon von Galizien”'' (Gazetteer of Galicia) ''Gemeindelexikon der in Reichsrate vertretenen Königreiche und Länder''&nbsp;(Gazetteer of the crown lands and territories&nbsp;represented in the imperial council). Vol. 12. Vienna: K. K. Statistischen Zentralkommission, 1907. (FHL book 943.6 E5g; film 1187928.)
+*[https://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/publication/11404/edition/10794/content?ref=desc Skorowidz Królestwa Polskiego vol. 1 A-N]
+*[https://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/show-content/publication/edition/10795?id=10795 Skorowidz Królestwa Polskiego vol. 2 O-Ż]
-To use, find the village in the index, which gives the page number in the gazetteer. This will help locate the district given at the top of the page. In the appendix section, using the name of the district and the village, you can determine the parish town where the church records were kept for your village.
+'''"How to" Guide''': [[Media:1-1877 Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Poland-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-1877 Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Poland-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-1877 Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Poland-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]] <br>
-== Germany  ==
+'''Advantages''': Available online; provides Catholic parish as of 1877 (which also functioned as civil registration jurisdiction).<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': Browsable images only; does not provide Orthodox parish or Jewish synagogue information.
-Uetrecht, E., ''Meyers Orts und Verkehrs-Lexikon&nbsp;des Deutschen Reichs ''(Meyer’s gazetteer and directory of the German Empire). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1912–. (FHL book 943.E5mo; film 496640–41; fiche 6000001– 29.) This gazetteer lists places alphabetically, gives their former German province, and states whether a place has its own parish or synagogue. It also indicates the location of the vital records office.
+===1827 gazetteer, Kingdom of Poland===
+*[http://bc.wbp.lublin.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=7612&from=pubstats Tabella miast, wsi, osad, Królestwa Polskiego vol. 1 A-Ł]
+*[https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/show-content/publication/edition/110117?id=110117 Tabella miast, wsi, osad Królestwa Polskiego vol. 2 M-Z]
-''Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preussen&nbsp;''(Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Prussia). 13 vols. Berlin: Verlag des Königlichen Statistischen Landesamts, 1907–09. (FHL book 943.E5kp; film 1186701, 0806633–35.) Volumes for each Prussian province are arranged by district with an index at the end. The gazetteer is in German Gothic print. Information is given in columns and includes population figures as well as civil and ecclesiastical jurisdictions.<br> <br>[http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=3139&from=&dirids=1&ver_id=&lp=1&QI= Schlesisches Ortschafts-Verzeichniß 1901]<br><br>
+'''Advantages''': Available online; provides Catholic parish as of 1827. <br>
+'''Disadvantages''': Browsable images only; does not provide Orthodox parish or Jewish synagogue information.
-== Russia (and many places in Austria and Germany)  ==
+===Spiski Gazetteer===
-''Słownik geograficzny królestwa polskiego i innych krajów slowia''ń''skich'' <br>(Geographical dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic countries)<br>15 vols. Warsaw: Sulimierski i Walewski, 1880–1902. <br>(FHL book 943.8 E5c; film 920957–72.) <br>Locations are listed alphabetically with Polish text.<br>
+The Spiski gazetteer does not cover the Kingdom of Poland, but does cover most other areas of the Russian Empire. You must know the province or guberniya for your location to use the Spiski gazetteer. To find links to your guberniya, see the FamilySearch Wiki article [[Russia_Gazetteers#Spiski_naselennykh_Mest_Rossiiskoi_Imperii|Russia gazetteers]].
-The following book gives name changes after World War I:
+[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Russia_Gazetteers#Spiski_naselennykh_Mest_Rossiiskoi_Imperii_.28.D0.A1.D0.BF.D0.B8.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.B8_.D0.BD.D0.B0.D1.81.D0.B5.D0.BB.D0.B5.D0.BD.D0.BD.D1.8B.D1.85_.D0.BC.D0.B5.D1.81.D1.82_.D0.A0.D0.BE.D1.81.D1.81.D0.B8.D0.B9.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE.D0.B9_.D0.98.D0.BC.D0.BF.D0.B5.D1.80.D1.96.D0.B8.29 '''Spiski Gazetteer:''']  Compiled during the Russian Empire time,  organized geographically rather than alphabetically,  in Russian.
-Kredel, Otto, and Franz Thierfelder, ''Deutsch-fremdsprachiges Ortnamenverzeichnis''&nbsp;(German-foreign gazetteer). 3 vols. Berlin: Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1931. (FHL book 940 E5kt; film 0950387.) The purpose of this gazetteer is to locate place-name changes after World War I.
+'''"How to" Guide''': [[Media:1-Spiski Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Spiski Gazetteer-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Spiski Gazetteer-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br>
+'''Advantages''': Some gubernias available online; organized geographically along roads; shows location of Catholic or Orthodox parishes and Jewish synagogues.<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': In Cyrillic; some gubernias not available online; browsable images only.
-These sources are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:
+===RGN: Russisches Geographisches Namenbuch===
-== POLAND  ==
+The best comprehensive gazetteer of all localities in Imperial Russia is by Vasmer, Max. '''Russisches Geographisches Namenbuch''' [Russian Geographical Namebook]. Wiesbaden: Harassowitz, 1964-1981. Nachtrag (Supplement), 1988. 11 vols. (FS Library INTL Book 947 E5r). ''Spiski naselennykh Mest Rossiiski Imperii'' were the primary source for much of the data. This set of books is referred to as the RGN and includes eleven volumes plus the Kartenband (maps).
-''Spis miejschowości Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej.'' Polish gazetteer for 1968 (2 volumes). (FHL book 943.8 E5s; film 2037058 or fiche 6000369-6000383.)
+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.
-Here is a translation of the columns used in this gazetteer:
+[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/205134 '''RGN (Russisches Geographisches Namenbuch'''):]  Compiled after World War II, based on the Spiski Gazetteer above. Written in Russian, German, and Polish.
-Column 1 Name of town <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>
+'''Advantages''': Most comprehensive gazetteer of locations in Russian Empire; provides gubernia jurisdiction.<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': Only available in book form; some entries Cyrillic or German.
-Column 2 Name of next larger administrative unit <br>
+==Austrian Poland==
+The Austrian partition was called Galizien in German and Galicia in English.
+[[Image:Austria partition.jpg|400px|right]]
+===Gesher Galicia - Town Locator===
-Column 3 County or district seat (powiat) <br>
+Though focused on Jewish records, this gazetteer should include all towns in Galicia, including Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic parish information: [https://www.geshergalicia.org/galician-town-locator/ Gesher Galicia -- Galician Town Locator (1900)]
-Column 4 Province (woj.) <br>
+'''Advantages''': Available online; organized alphabetically; shows location of Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic parishes and Jewish synagogues; used for jurisdictions in FamilySearch Catalog.<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': May not include all locations; does not show Lutheran parish; does not consistently show Polish diacritics on place names.
-Column 7 Vital records office <br>
+===Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia===
-=== A list of common abbreviations:  ===
+*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/963643 '''Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia''':] includes the location of the Catholic parish and Greek Catholic, Lutheran, and Jewish congregations. Written in Polish, German, and Ukrainian.
-dziel., dz.,&nbsp; Dzielnica Miasta, quarter or section of the city
+'''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>
+'''Disadvantages''': Not available online. (FS Library INTL book 943.86 E5L 1999)
-kol.,&nbsp; Kolonia, Colony
+===Austrian gazetteer: Galicia===
-m., miasto, city
+[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/232531/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= '''Gemeindelexikon – Galizien (volume 12):'''] ([https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/232531/?offset=&return=1#page=826&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= appendix], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/232531/?offset=&return=1#page=965&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= index]) Contains information about population, including breakdown by religion.
-m.st., miasto stoleczne,&nbsp; capital city
+For instructions on how to use this gazetteer, see the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Austria_Gazetteers#Gemeindelexikon_.281900.29_Austria_Gazetteers Austria Gazetteers] article.<br>
+'''Advantages''': Available online; shows population of a location by religion.<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': Browsable images only; in German language.
-os,. osada,&nbsp; a smaller settlement
+==Republic of Poland (1918-1939)==
+[[Image:Poland 1918.jpg|700px|right]]
+===Skorowidz Gazetteer (1930s)===
+The ''Skorowidz Miejsowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej'' is a gazetteer of the early republic of Poland as it existed from 1918 until 1939. Poland at that time extended far into the east, including areas, which after World War II, were ceded to the Soviet Republics of Lithuania, Belarus, and the Ukraine. The gazetteer is arranged with all localities in alphabetical order. Please note that the Polish alphabet has several letters with diacritical marks: ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, and ż. These are distinct letters of the Polish alphabet and are alphabetized after the unmarked version of the letter. Information about each locality is given in columns as shown below with translations.
-osied., osiedle,&nbsp; town, large village
+*[http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786&from=publication '''Skorowidz Gazetteer''']
-os., m., osiedle mieszkaniowe residential area
+Lists type of location (city, town, village, settlement, etc.), jurisdictions, and church parishes.
-p.m., powiat miejski, a powiat comprised of a city
+'''"How to" Guide''': [[Media:1-Skorowidz Online-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Skorowidz Online-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Skorowidz Online-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br>
+'''Advantages''': Available online; contains information about locations in interwar Poland (greatest extent eastward); contains information about Catholic, Orthodox, and Lutheran parishes, Jewish synagogue, and civil registration office; jurisdictions in the FamilySearch Catalog for places '''not''' in modern Poland.<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': Browsable images only; does not cover all of modern Poland; in Polish.
-w. m., miasto wyłączone z wojewodztwa, city not included in a województwo
+<br>
+[[File:Skorowidz gazetteer.png|900px]]<br>
-przys., przysiółek, hamlet
-p. przystanek kolejowy, railroad stop
-<br>
-<br>''Slownik geograficzny królestwa polskiego i innych krajów slowiańskych''. Geographical dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland prior to WWI (15 volumes), Warszawa, 1880. (FHL book 943.8 E5c; film 920957-72.)&nbsp; Online versions of this gazetteer are available [http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKPi/ here]&nbsp;and [http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/ here].<br>Vol. 1 Aa-Dereneczna 920,957 <br>Vol. 2 Derenek-Gzack 920,958 <br>Vol. 3 Haag-Kepy 920,959 <br>Vol. 4 Kes-Kutno 920,960 <br>Vol. 5 Kutowa-Malczyce 920,961 <br>Vol. 6 Malczyce-Netreba 920,962 <br>Vol. 7 Netrebka-Perepiat 920,963 <br>Vol. 8 Perepiatycha-Pozajscie 920,964 <br>Vol. 9 Pozajscie-Ruksze 920,965 <br>Vol. 10 Rukszenice-Sochaczew 920,966 <br>Vol. 11 Sochaczew-Szlurbowska 920,967 <br>Vol. 12 Szlurpkiszki-Warlynka 920,968 <br>Vol. 13 Warmbrunn-Worowo 920,969 <br>Vol. 14 Worowo-Zyzyn 920,970 <br>Vol. 15 Ababi-Janus addendum 920,971 <br>Vol. 15 II Januszpol-Wola addendum 920,972 <br>
-<br>[[Skorowidz Headings|''Skorowidz miejscowości rzeczypospolitej polskiej.'' A gazetteer of Poland between WWI and II (2 volumes)]]. 1934. (FHL book 943.8 E5sm; films 2037057-8.) Index of locallities of the Polish Republic. This gazetteer is arranged alphabetically in Polish. Jurisdictional information is given in columns. The parishes are listed in the last column. &lt;br&gt;
-Click [http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12786&from=&dirids=1&ver_id=353754&lp=6&QI= here] fo the online gazeteer.
-Important abbreviations:<br>
-e Evangelical <br>g Greek Catholic <br>
-loco in the locality <br>
-p Orthodox <br>r Roman Catholic
-<br>
-''Gemeindelexikon Der Im Reichsrate Vertretenen Königreiche and Länder''. V. 12 (1900). (FHL book 943.6 E5g.) This gazetteer was based on the 1900 census of Austria-Hungary; arranged by district with an index of both German and non-German versions of place-names.&nbsp; Population and other figures are given in columns with headings in German.&nbsp;&nbsp;Between the main text&nbsp;and the index is an&nbsp;appendix which indicates the location of the church vital records office.
-&nbsp;
-''Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia''. Lenius, Brian, Anola, Manitoba, Canada (1999). (FHL book 943.65 E5L.) A gazetteer with localities in Galicia which are now either in Poland or Ukraine.
+This gazetteer uses the Voivodeships (Provinces) in place in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_the_Second_Polish_Republic the '''Subdivisions of the Second Polish Republic''']. You will need to use the map in that article to compare it to the more modern maps and determine the current and 1967 voivodeship.
-<br>
-''Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen''. Königlichen Statistischen Landesamts. Ostpreussen, Westpreussen, Brandenburg, Posen, Schlesien, Pommern.&nbsp;(6 volumes) (1907). (FHL book 943 E5kp.) This set of gazetteers has volumes for each of the Prussian provinces arranged by Kreis (district) with an index at the end.&nbsp; The index gives the Kreis number and the number of the locality as it appears in alphabetical order within the Kreis.&nbsp; (line number) The gazetteer is in German with Gothic style print.&nbsp; Information is given in columns and includes population figures as well as civil and ecclesiastical jurisdictions.&nbsp; The parish is given in column 25 (Evangelical) and column 26 (Catholic).
-<br>''Wykaz urzędowych nazw miejscowści w Polsce''. V. 1. (FHL book 943.8 E5wu.)
-<br>
-''Słownik nazw geograficznych Polski zachódniej i pólnocnej.'' Place name change dictionary of places taken from Germany after WW II and that were incorporated into Poland and Russia. V. 1. (FHL book 943.8 E5sn; film 847874.)
-<br>''Roman Catholic parishes in the Polish People's Republic in 1984''. Lidia Müllerowa, Chicago, Illinois. 1995. (FHL book 943.8 K24m.)
-<br>''Alphabetisches Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Deutschen Ostgebiete unter fremder Verwaltung'', Band 11. V. 1. 1955. (FHL book 943.8 E5b.)
-<br>''Jewish Roots in Poland''. Miriam Weiner, Secaucus, New Jersey. 1997. A listing of Jewish archival holdings.&nbsp; (FHL book 943.8 F2wm.)
-<br>''Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych,'' Warszawa 1993. Polish Postal Guide. (FHL book 943.8 E80.)
-=== '''''<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Slownik Geograficzny</span>'''''<b><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">- Poland and Eastern Europe Gazetteer</span></b>  ===
-''<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Slownik Geograficzny</span>''<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823"> is a Polish language gazetteer. Its full title translated is “Geographic Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and Other Slavic Lands.” It was published in Warsaw between 1880 and 1903 in a series of 16 volumes, 14 alphabetical and two additional volumes with supplemental material. </span>
-This gazetteer is available online at [http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKPi/indexse2.html#x3-50002 The University of Warsaw] and also at [http://mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/publication?id=113&from=plannedpubssearch&dirids=1&tab=3 The Digital Library of Małopolska]. Click [http://www.torugg.org/Publications/How_to_use_Polish_Gazeteer_Online.pdf here] to read how to use The Geographical Dictionary on-line.
-''<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Slownik Geograficzny</span>''<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823"> has 15 to 20 thousand entries about regions, cities, and towns of Eastern Europe. The description starts by giving the geographic setting of the village in relation to nearby rivers or larger towns. It also describes local features of importance such as schools, churches, telegraph offices, industries, and fortifications. Other important information sometimes included is population count broken down by religion, and history of warfare in the area.At times</span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">&nbsp;this information is given for multiple years in the village, giving a picture of how the village changed over time. </span>
-''<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Slownik Geograficzny</span>''<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823"> also often traces the ownership of the village. These villages were usually owned by a Polish or Russian noble family. Sometimes the owners of these villages kept censuses of the residents of their lands. The papers of some of these large landowners have ended up in archival collections. AVOTAYNU ( http://www.avotaynu.com/ a Jewish Genealogy Organization) has a list of where known collections of such papers are located. </span>
-<br>
-<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Although the Polish in ''Slownik Geograficzny'' is over 100 years old and contains some obscure vocabulary and abbreviations, websites of the organizations AVOTAYNU, PolishRoots, and the PGSA have created helper lists for a large number of these terms. Another important note is that the sources ''Slownik Geograficzny'' drew upon to create this work were not always accurate. </span><br>
+===Słownik Gazetteer (1880-1895)===
+Lists detailed physical descriptions,  population, jurisdictions, and location of parishes. The gazetteer can be accessed online in many places, including the following:
-<span>Localities are listed alphabetically following the normal Polish alphabetical order except that o and&nbsp; ó are alphabetized as one letter.&nbsp; If there are several localities with the same name they are numbered; places in the Kingdom of Poland first, followed by places in Galicia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Prussia and other states.&nbsp; If the locality had a foreign name or alternate spelling it is indicated in italics after teh entry.&nbsp; Some entries will refer you to another entry with the abbreviation <u>ob</u> meaning "see".</span>
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/88949 '''Słownik Geograficzny Gazetteer'''] on FamilySearch
+*[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>
-<span>Entries usually give the following information:</span> <span>1. &nbsp;Description of the locality</span> <span>we, wies - village</span> <span>os., osada- settlement</span> <span>fol., folwark- manor</span> <span>dobra-estate</span> <span>mko, miasteczko - town</span> <span>mto, miasto- city</span> <span>jez., jezioro-lake</span> <span>rz., rzeka-river</span> <span>strumien-stream</span> <span>2.&nbsp; District (pow, powiat)</span>
+For help in interpreting the entry, look through the [https://pgsa.org/polish-history/translated-descriptions-of-polish-villages-and-provinces/polish-geographical-dictionary/ '''abbreviations'''] and [https://pgsa.org/polish-history/translated-descriptions-of-polish-villages-and-provinces/glossary-of-unfamiliar-terms/ '''Glossary'''] and information about the [https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%82ownik_geograficzny_Kr%C3%B3lestwa_Polskiego '''administrative units'''].<br>
+[https://pgsa.org/polish-history/translated-descriptions-of-polish-villages-and-provinces/ Look '''here'''] for some entries translated into English.
-<span>This is given with a grammatical ending.&nbsp; Refer to <u>A Gazetteer of Polish&nbsp;Adjectival Place-Names</u> (Ref. 943.8 E5sd, also on Film no 1,181531 item 4)</span>
+Clickable link to the gazetteer:
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Volume!!FS Library Film!!FS Library book scan!!ICM online
+|-
+|1: Aa-Dereneczna||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941389?cat=88949 920957]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/270705-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-01-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/272756-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-01-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_I/ volume I]
+|-
+|2: Derenek-Gżack||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941390?cat=88949 920958]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/276895-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-02-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/271505-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-02-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_II/ volume II]
+|-
+|3: Haag-Kępy||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007939649?cat=88949 920959]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/270102-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-03-pt-01?offset=1 part 1]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_III/ volume III]
+|-
+|4: Kęs-Kutno||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941391?cat=88949 920960]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/275757-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-04-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/265747-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-04-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_IV/ volume IV]
+|-
+|5: Kutowa Wola-Malczyce||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941392?cat=88949 920961]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/266911-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-05-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/274918-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-05-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_V/ volume V]
+|-
+|6: Malczyce-Netreba||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941393?cat=88949 920962]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/270231-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-06-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/271039-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-06-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_VI/ volume VI]
+|-
+|7: Netrebka-Perepiat||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941394?cat=88949 920963]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/270818-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-07-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/272276-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-07-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_VII/ volume VII]
+|-
+|8: Perepiatychna-Pożajście||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941395?cat=88949 920964]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/276095-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-08-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/171095-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-08-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_VIII/ volume VIII]
+|-
+|9: Pożajście-Ruksze||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941396?cat=88949 920965]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/278301-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-09-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/273558-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-09-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_IX/ volume IX]
+|-
+|10: Rokszenice-Sochaczew||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941397?cat=88949 920966]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/265205-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-10-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/273708-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-10-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_X/ volume X]
+|-
+|11: Sochachew powiat-Szlubowska Wola||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941398?cat=88949 920967]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/267826-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-11-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/268896-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-11-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_XI/ volume XI]
+|-
+|12: Szlurpiszki-Warłynka||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941399?cat=88949 920968]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/276118-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-12-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/268589-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-12-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_XII/ volume XII]
+|-
+|13: Warmbrun-Worowo||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941400?cat=88949 920969]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/279836-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskychh-v-13-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/270736-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-13-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_XIII/ volume XIII]
+|-
+|14: Worowo-Żyżyn||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941401?cat=88949 920970]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/272871-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-14-pt-01?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/272814-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-14-pt-02?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_XIV/ volume XIV]
+|-
+|15A: Addenda, Abablewo-Januszowo||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941402?cat=88949 920971]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/269951-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-15-pt-01?offset=1 part 1]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_XV_cz.1/ volume XV, part 1]
+|-
+|15B: Addenda, Januszpol-Sniatyn||[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007941403?cat=88949 920972]||[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/266948-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-15-pt-02a?offset=1 part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/278128-slownik-geograficzny-kro-lestwa-polskiego-i-innych-krajow-sowiaskych-v-15-pt-02b?offset=1 part 2]||[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_XV_cz.2/ volume XV, part 2]
+|-
+|}
-<span>3.&nbsp; Township or Community (gm.gmina)</span> <span>4.&nbsp; Parish (par., parafia)</span>
+'''Advantages''': Available online; shows very detailed information about Polish locations regardless of which partition they were in (includes locations in Germany, Austria, Kingdom of Poland, and Russian Empire).<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': Browsable images only; in Polish; uses a lot of abbreviations.
-<span>This is usually the Roman-Catholic parish (par. rz.kat.) unless otherwise specified: (par.ew.) Evangelical Lutheran., (par.prawos), Orthodox, (par.gr.k.) Greek-Catholic Uniate.&nbsp; If the parish is not specified in the entry then refer to the entry for a locality noted as being nearby.</span>
+==Modern Poland==
-<span>5.&nbsp; Population figures, agricultural data, number of houses, distance from other localities and other information:</span>
+===Spis Gazetteer (1968)===
-<span>dm., domow-houses</span> <span>mk., mieszkancow-inhabitants</span> <span>w. wiorst-werst (1.7 kilometers)</span> <span>zyd., Zydow-Jews</span>
+*'''Spis Gazetteer, Volume 1''' - A-M
+*'''Spis Gazetteer, Volume 2''' - N-Ż
-=== Web Resources  ===
+([https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/147107 FS Library INTL book 943.8 E5s v. 1 and v. 2]) <br>
-[http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp ShtetlSeeker] is a major search resource for place names throughout eastern Europe. The biggest advantage of this search is that it uses a specialized soundex system to find places. This can be very helpful if your spelling is not quite accurate. Keep in mind that not all the results will be of value. A soundex result is not intended to provide sounds-like results. You have to be judicious in selecting the correct place from the display page.
+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.
-[http://www.kartenmeister.com Kartenmeister] only covers those parts of Poland formerly ruled by Prussia. It is especially useful because it is based on the Germanic place names that existed in that era. It does not have a soundex system but will allow searches with starting letters, or combinations of middle and ending letters. It provides current equivalent Polish place names where known.
+<center>'''Translated Headings for Spis Gazetteer'''</center>
+{| width="100%" border="1"
+|-
+|Nazwa i rodzaj miejscowości
+|Gromada (osiedle-osied.) (miasto-m.)
+|Siedziba PRN
+|Województwo
+|Poczta
+|Stacja, przystanek kolejowy
+|Urząd stanu cywilnego
+|-
+|Name and type of locality
+|Next larger admini-strative unit
+|County Seat
+|Province
+|Post Office
+|Railroad Station
+|Civil Registration Office
+|}
-The following sites allow for a variety of search options.
+'''Advantages''': Shows location of civil registration office; used for jurisdictions in FamilySearch Catalog.<br>
+'''Disadvantages''': Not online; in Polish; does not list church parish.
-http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PL/
+This gazetteer uses the Voivodeships (Provinces) in place in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_division_of_the_Polish_People%27s_Republic the '''Administrative division of the Polish People's Republic'''], under the section "Poland's voivodeships 1945-75". You will need to use the map in that article to compare it to the more modern maps and determine the current voivodeship.
-http://www.halgal.com/gazetteers.html
+===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/15430/edition/2842 Volume 2: C-D]<br>
+[https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/15427/edition/2834 Volume 3: E-I]<br>
+[https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/15431/edition/2843 Volume 4: K-Kn]<br>
+[https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/15561/edition/2982 Volume 5: Ko-Ky]<br>
+[https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/15432/edition/2844 Volume 6: L-Ma] <br>
+Volume 7: Mą-N<br>
+Volume 8: O-Pn<br>
+[https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/66523/edition/48403 Volume 9: Po-Q]<br>
+Volume 10: Ra-Re<br>
+Volume 11: Rę-Rs<br>
+Volume 12: Ru-Rż<br>
+Volume 13: Sa-Si<br>
+Volume 14: Sk- Sn<br>
-http://polandpoland.com/polish-villages-towns-cities.html
-http://www.pgsa.org/Inter/lithres.htm
-[[Category:Poland]] [[Category:Gazetteers]]
+[[Category:Poland Maps and Gazetteers]]
+[[Category:Gazetteers]]