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

Country Information

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

Greece Online Genealogy Records

Online
Research Help

Getting
Started

Greece Map

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.

Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)

County
Attica Region

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

Counties of the Region of
Central Greece

Counties of
Central Macedonia

Counties of
Crete

Counties of the
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Counties of
Epirus Region

Counties of the Region
of the
Ionian Islands

Counties of the
North Aegean Region

Counties of the
Peloponnese Region

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
Thessaly

Counties of
Western Greece

Counties of
Western Macedonia

References

↑ 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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-Guide to '''Greece ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
+Guide to '''Greece ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
-{{Greece-sidebar}}
 ==Country Information==
-Greece is a country in Southeastern Europe located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is bordered by [[Albania Genealogy|Albania]], [[Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Genealogy|Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)]], [[Bulgaria Genealogy|Bulgaria]], and [[Turkey Genealogy|Turkey]]. 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>
+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>
-==Getting Started==
-{| style="vertical-align: top;" |
-|-
-| style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; padding-right: 15px;" |
-<h3>Getting Started with Greece Research</h3>
-Links to articles on getting started with Greece research.
-For instructions in Greek, see [[Η Οικογενειακή σου Ιστορία|'''Η Οικογενειακή σου Ιστορία''']]
-*[[Family History Research in Greece, 3rd edition|'''Family History Research in Greece, 3rd edition''']]
-*[http://www.helleniccomserve.com/genealbegingrk2.html '''Beginning a Greek Genealogical Search in the US''']
-*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/223h9sx2fg4096o/Preparation%20for%20%20Research%20in%20Greece%20-%20Georgia%20Keilman%20Stryker.pdf?dl=0 '''Preparation for Research in Greece –How U.S. Records Can Help''']
-**Class: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXiL18znArg&feature=youtu.be '''Youtube Recording of 2015 Conference''']
-*'''[https://greekancestry.net/category/education/videos/ Educational Videos: Understanding Various Types of Greek Records]'''<br>[[Media:GAK - How to Navigate.pdf|'''How to Navigate the Greek National Archives''']]
-| style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; padding-left: 10px" |
-<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/index.php/el/tilefona-diefthynseis '''Links and addresses for province archives''']<br>
-::For ordering birth, marriage, and death records
-*'''[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.
-*[https://greekancestry.net/ '''GreekAncestry.net'''], name-searchable databases of records in Greece. Updated monthly with new collections.
-|}
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-|<span class="community_button">[[FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups|Ask the <br>Community]]</span>
+|<span class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</span>
+|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="red_online_button">[[Greece Getting Started|Getting<Br>Started]]</span>
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-==Greece Clickable Map==
+==Greece Map==
-This map shows the regions (Perifereia - Περιφέρεια) and prefectures (Nomos - Νομός) of Greece.  To see a map of the former prefectures of Greece, go to [[Greece Jurisdictions|'''Greece Jurisdictions.''']]<br>
+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>
+{{Greece}}
-{{Greece imagemap}}
+==Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)==
-==Regions (Perifereia) and Prefectures  ==
 {|
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:50px" |
-'''Prefectures of the Eastern''' <br>
+'''County'''<br>
-'''Macedonia and Thrace'''
+'''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]]
-*[[Drama Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Drama (Dramos)''']]
+'''Counties of the Region of''' <br>
-*[[Evros Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Evros''']]
+'''Central Greece'''
-*[[Kavala Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Kavala''']]
+*[[Boeotia (Viotia) County, Greece Genealogy|Boeotia (Viotia)]]
-*[[Xanthi Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Xanthi''']]
+*[[Evia (Euboea) County, Greece Genealogy|Evia (Euboea)]]
-*[[Rhodope Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Rodopi (Rhodope)''']]
+*[[Evrytania County, Greece Genealogy|Evrytania]]
+*[[Fthiotida (Phthiotis) County, Greece Genealogy|Fthiotida (Phthiotis)]]
+*[[Fokida (Phocis) County, Greece Genealogy|Fokida (Phocis)]]
-'''Prefectures of Central''' <br>
+| style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:50px" |
-'''Macedonia'''
-*[[Imathia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Imathia''']]
+'''Counties of''' <br>
-*[[Thessaloniki Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Thessaloniki''']]
+'''Central Macedonia'''
-*[[Kilkis Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Kilkis''']]
+*[[Chalkidiki County, Greece Genealogy|Chalkidiki (Halkidiki)]]
-*[[Pella Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Pella''']]
+*[[Imathia County, Greece Genealogy|Imathia]]
-*[[Pieria Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Pieria''']]
+*[[Kilkis County, Greece Genealogy|Kilkis]]
-*[[Serres Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Serres''']]
+*[[Pella County, Greece Genealogy|Pella]]
-*[[Chalkidiki Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Halkidiki (Chalkidiki)''']]
+*[[Pieria County, Greece Genealogy|Pieria]]
+*[[Serres County, Greece Genealogy|Serres]]
+*[[Thessaloniki County, Greece Genealogy|Thessaloniki]]
-'''Prefectures of Western''' <br>
+'''Counties of'''<br>
-'''Macedonia'''
+'''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>
+'''Eastern Macedonia and Thrace'''
+*[[Drama County, Greece Genealogy|Drama (Dramos)]]
+*[[Evros County, Greece Genealogy|Evros]]
+*[[Kavala County, Greece Genealogy|Kavala]]
+*[[Rhodope County, Greece Genealogy|Rhodope (Rodopi)]]
+*Thasos
+*[[Xanthi County, Greece Genealogy|Xanthi]]
-*[[Grevena Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Grevena''']]
-*[[Kastoria Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Kastoria''']]
-*[[Kozani Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Kozani''']]
-*[[Florina Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Florina''']]
 | style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:50px" |
-'''Prefectures of Thessaly'''
-*[[Karditsa Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Karditsa''']]
+'''Counties of'''<br>
-*[[Larissa Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Larissa''']]
+'''Epirus Region'''
-*[[Magnesia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Magnesia''']]
+*[[Arta County, Greece Genealogy|Arta]]
-*[[Trikala Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Trikala''']]
+*[[Ioannina County, Greece Genealogy|Ioannina]]
-*[[Sporades Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Sporades''']]
+*[[Preveza County, Greece Genealogy|Preveza]]
+*[[Thesprotia County, Greece Genealogy|Thesprotia]]
-'''Prefectures of Epirus Region'''
+'''Counties of the Region''' <br>
+'''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]]
-*[[Arta Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Arta''']]
+'''Counties of the''' <br>
-*[[Ioannina Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Ioannina''']]
+'''North Aegean Region'''
-*[[Preveza Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Preveza''']]
+*[[Chios County, Greece Genealogy|Chios]]
-*[[Thesprotia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Thesprotia''']]
+*[[Ikaria County, Greece Genealogy|Ikaria]]
+*[[Lemnos County, Greece Genealogy|Lemnos]]
-'''Prefectures of the Region''' <br>
+*[[Lesbos County, Greece Genealogy|Lesbos (Lesvos)]]
-'''of the Ionian Islands'''
+*[[Samos County, Greece Genealogy|Samos]]
-*[[Zakynthos Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Zakynthos''']]
-*[[Ithaca Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Ithaca''']]
-*[[Corfu Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Corfu''']]
-*[[Cephalonia or Kefalonia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Cephalonia or Kefalonia''']]
-*[[Lefkada Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Lefkada''']]
-'''Prefectures of the Region''' <br>
-'''of Central Greece'''
-*[[Boeotia (Viotia) Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Viotia (Boeotia)''']]
-*[[Evia (Euboea) Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Evia (Euboea)''']]
-*[[Evrytania Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Evrytania''']]
-*[[Fthiotida (Phthiotis) Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Fthiotida (Phthiotis)''']]
-*[[Fokida (Phocis) Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Fokida (Phocis)''']]
 | style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:50px" |
-'''Prefectures of''' <br>
-'''Western Greece'''
-*[[Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Aetolia-Acarnania''']]
+'''Counties of the''' <br>
-*[[Achaea Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Achaia''']]
-*[[Ilia (Elis) Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Ilia (Elis)''']]
-'''Prefectures of the''' <br>
 '''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]]
-*[[Argolis Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Argolis''']]
+'''Counties of the''' <br>
-*[[Arcadia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Arcadia''']]
+'''South Aegean Region'''
-*[[Corinthia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Corinthia''']]
+*[[Cyclades region, Greece Genealogy|former prefecture of the Cyclades]]
-*[[Laconia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Laconia''']]
+**Andros County
-*[[Messinia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Messinia''']]
+**Kea-Kythnos County
+**Milos County
-'''Prefecture Attica Region'''
+**Mykonos County
+**Naxos County
-*[[Athens, Greece Genealogy|'''Athens''']]
+**Paros County
-**North Athens
+**Syros County
-**West Athens
+**Thira County
-**Central Athens
+**Tinos County
-**South Athens
+*[[Dodecanese region, Greece Genealogy|former prefecture of the Dodecanese]]
-*[[Attica, Greece Genealogy|'''Attica''']]
+**Kalymnos County
-**East Attica
+**Karpathos County
-**West Attica
+**Kos County
-*[[Islands Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Islands''']]
+**Rhodes County
-*[[Piraeus Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Piraues''']]
-'''Prefectures of Crete'''
-*[[Heraklion Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Heraklion''']]
-*[[Lasithi Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Lashti''']]
-*[[Chania Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Chania''']]
-*[[Rethymno Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Rethymnp''']]
 | style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:50px" |
-'''Prefectures of the''' <br>
-'''South Aegean Region'''
-*[[Cyclades region, Greece Genealogy|'''former prefecture of the Cyclades''']]
+'''Counties of'''<br>
-**Andros Prefecture
+'''Thessaly'''
-**Kea-Kythnos Prefecture
+*[[Karditsa County, Greece Genealogy|Karditsa]]
-**Milos Prefecture
+*[[Larissa County, Greece Genealogy|Larissa]]
-**Mykonos Prefecture
+*[[Magnesia County, Greece Genealogy|Magnesia]]
-**Naxos Prefecture
+*[[Sporades County, Greece Genealogy|Sporades]]
-**Paros Prefecture
+*[[Trikala County, Greece Genealogy|Trikala]]
-**Syros Prefecture
-**Thira Prefecture
-**Tinos Prefecture
-*[[Dodecanese region, Greece Genealogy|'''former prefecture of the Dodecanese''']]
-**Kalymnos Prefecture
-**Karpathos Prefecture
-**Kos Prefecture
-**Rhodes Prefecture
-'''Prefectures of the''' <br>
+'''Counties of''' <br>
-'''North Aegean Region'''
+'''Western Greece'''
+*[[Achaea County, Greece Genealogy|Achaia]]
-*[[Chios Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Chios''']]
+*[[Aetolia-Acarnania County, Greece Genealogy|Aetolia-Acarnania]]
-*[[Ikaria Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Ikaria''']]
+*[[Ilia (Elis) County, Greece Genealogy|Ilia (Elis)]]
-*[[Lemnos Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Lemnos''']]
-*[[Lesbos Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Lesbos (Lesvos)''']]
-*[[Samos Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Samos''']]
+'''Counties of''' <br>
+'''Western Macedonia'''
+*[[Florina County, Greece Genealogy|Florina]]
+*[[Grevena County, Greece Genealogy|Grevena]]
+*[[Kastoria County, Greece Genealogy|Kastoria]]
+*[[Kozani County, Greece Genealogy|Kozani]]
 |}
-==FamilySearch Resources==
-Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
-*[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/landing?search=Getting%20Started&show=lessons&message=true Learning Center] - Online genealogy courses
-*[https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records]
 ==References==
-<references />
+{{reflist}}
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