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A gazetteer is a published list of place names. Descriptions given in gazetteers vary according to the purpose for the publication. They were created for different reasons such as to be a postal guide or to document geography.&nbsp; Gazetteers may describe towns and villages, parishes, counties, provinces, rivers and mountains, sizes of population, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. The place-names are generally listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary.<br>
== Online Gazetteers ==
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=258&reqParentsLabel=Sweden&reqParentsType=580 FamilySearch Places]
*{{FSC|400470|item|disp=Konungariket Sverige : en topografisk statistisk beskrifning med historiska anmärkningar}} Volumes 2 & 3 (vol 1 is currently print only)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/359767-redirection Sweden, official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names]
*[https://sok.riksarkivet.se/rosenberg Rosenbergs geografiska lexikon]
*[https://www.skatteverket.se/folkbokforing/sverigesforsamlingargenomtiderna/forteckning.4.18e1b10334ebe8bc80003999.html Sveriges församinligar genom tiderna (Swedish Parishes throughout Time)]
*[[Swedish Parish Pages|Swedish Parishes]]
*[https://ortnamnsregistret.isof.se/place-names Ortnamnsregistret] The Institute for Language and Folklore (Institutet för språk och folkminnen or Isof) is a Swedish government authority that has identified, and collected knowledge about Sweden’s place names, language and culture.
*[https://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/tsp/sweden/index.html Tour of Sweden]. Listing of All Small Places in Sweden by proximity to each other. This resource will help you to recognize the "farm" names of small places, one of the key data points for uniquely identifying a Swedish person.
*{{FSC|252480|item|disp=Geografiskt-statistiskt handlexikon öfver Sverige}}. Carl Martin Rosenberg, Geografiskt-statistiskt handlexikon öfver Sverige, Stockholm, Sweden : A.V. Carlsons förlag, 1882-1883, volumes 1 and 2. This gazetteer is excellent for showing the spellings of Swedish place names prior to the spelling reform which took place in 1906. Some of the main points in the 1906 spelling reform to keep in mind in searching for a place name are:
{{Block indent|*f, fv, fw, hv, and hw as signs of the V-sound were replaced by V. }}
{{Block indent|*DT was changed to T or TT }}
{{Block indent|*C was in most places replaced by K and is used today mostly to make a double K, which is written CK.}}


Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as schools, colleges, and universities; major manufacturing works; canals docks, and railroad stations.<br>
'''Helpful vocabulary:'''


In Sweden each farm has its own name. Some farm names date back to the Viking age or early medieval times. There are also names for villages. In many areas of Sweden there weren’t any villages at all, but only the individual farms. In many cases there are numerous farms and/or villages with the same name. A gazetteer helps to explain what a place is --&nbsp;a farm, village, parish, county, etc.<br>  
Gård              Farm<br>By                Village<br>Socken (Sn)  Parish<br>Härad (Hd)    District<br>Län              County


In doing Swedish research it is important to pay attention to place names. Many people have similar names and it is often the name of the farm or village that helps identify an individual as being the relative. <br>
== Print Only Gazetteers ==
*{{FSC|2375178|item|disp=Svensk ortförteckning : till bruk för trafikverken och deras kunder}} Sverige, Postverket. Televerket och Statens Järnvägar, Svensk ortförteckning : till bruk för trafikverken och deras kunder, Stockholm, Sweden : Svensk ortförteckning, 1935-1980
*{{FSC|2828334|item|disp=Gazetteer of Sweden : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names}} US Board on Geographic Names, Gazetteer of Sweden : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names, Washington, D.C. : Defense Mapping Agency, [1989]
*{{FSC|400470|item|disp=Konungariket Sverige : en topografisk statistisk beskrifning med historiska anmärkningar}} Magnus M Höjer, Konungariket Sverige : en topografisk statistisk beskrifning med historiska anmärkningar, Stockholm, Sweden : Jos. Seligmann, 1875-1883, Volume 1
*{{FSC|182327|item|disp=Svenska orter, atlas över Sverige med ortbeskrivning}} Karl D P Rosén, Svenska orter, atlas över Sverige med ortbeskrivning, Stockholm, Sweden : Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalt, 1932-
*{{FSC|1202366|item|disp=Sverige från A till Ö}} Hans Harlén, Sverige från A till Ö, Stockholm, Sweden : Kommentus, c2003
*{{FSC|446890|item|disp=Sverige, geografisk beskrivning : under medverkan av flera författare}} Otto Sjögren, Sverige, geografisk beskrivning : under medverkan av flera författare. Stockholm, Sweden : Wahlström & Widstrand, 1929-1935
*{{FSC|1192623|item|disp=Sweden's Little Places}} Nell J Bennett and Beth Marlow, Sweden's Little Places, Orem, Utah : Bennett, Nell, c2003
*[https://www.rotterbokhandeln.se/category.html/slakthistoriskt-forum Rötter bokhandeln] Sverige's Släktforskarförbund (Swedish Family Research Association)


A gazetteer can be used to determine which church parish had jurisdiction over a smaller place such as a farm or village. They are helpful in determining the county that has jurisdiction for the parish.<br>
== Why Use Gazetteers ==


Being familiar with the names of nearby parishes and having a list of farms and villages within the parish may make it easier to understand and read the place names written in old handwriting. <br>
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.  


In using gazetteers, remember that similar names were used in different areas of Sweden and more than one place may need to be checked. Modern spellings (after the spelling reform of 1906) may differ from the pre-1906 time period. Individual clergy and others wrote phonetically as they thought it should be spelled. Some places may not be included because they are obsolete, very small, or were simply omitted. Generally gazetteers can greatly facilitate genealogical research.<br>
There are many places within a country with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.


There are a number of Swedish gazetteers. The following gazetteers are useful in identifying specific place-names and are in different forms of media – book, CD/DVD, or website.<br>
=== Gazetteer Contents ===


*[[Sweden: Svensk Ortförteckning|Svensk Ortförteckning]] <br>
Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:  
*[[Sweden: Geografiskt-Statistiskt Handlexikon Öfver Sverige|Geografiskt-Statistiskt Handlexikon Öfver Sverige]] <br>
*[[Sweden: Svenska Orter|Svenska Orter]] <br>
*[[Sweden: Svenska Ortnamn 1999|Svenska Ortnamn 1999]]<br>
*[[Sweden: Ortnamnsregistret|Ortnamnsregistret]]<br>
*[http://www.skatteverket.se/folkbokforing/sverigesforsamlingargenomtiderna/forteckning.4.18e1b10334ebe8bc80003999.html Sveriges församlingar genom tiderna (Swedish Parishes throughout time)]
*[[Swedish Parish Pages|Place names on the Swedish parish pages in the FamilySearch Wiki.]] (Type the name of the parish you are working in the search field, then click on the magnifying glass, from the hits list choose the parish you are working in.)


=== References  ===
*Different religious denominations
*Schools, colleges, and universities
*Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
*The population size.
*Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
*Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
*Longitude and latitude.
*Distances and direction from other from cities.
*Schools, colleges, and universities.
*Denominations and number of churches.
*Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)


Johansson, Carl-Erik. Cradled In Sweden. The Everton Publishes, Inc., Logan, UT . 1995. <br>Your Swedish Roots – A Step by Step Handbook, Per Clemensson Kjell Andersson, Ancestry, Provo,Utah. 2004.<br>
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*f, fv, fw, hv, and hw as signs of the V-sound were replaced by V.
*DT was changed to T or TT
*C was in most places replaced by K and is used today mostly to make a double K, which is written CK.

Helpful vocabulary:

Gård Farm
By Village
Socken (Sn) Parish
Härad (Hd) District
Län County

Print Only Gazetteers

Why Use Gazetteers

A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.

There are many places within a country with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.

Gazetteer Contents

Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:

  • Different religious denominations
  • Schools, colleges, and universities
  • Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
  • The population size.
  • Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
  • Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
  • Longitude and latitude.
  • Distances and direction from other from cities.
  • Schools, colleges, and universities.
  • Denominations and number of churches.
  • Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)
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