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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 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  ==
==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|'''Greece Jurisdictions.''']]<br>
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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>  
==Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)==
 
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'''Attica Region'''
== Research Tools [[Image:Greece Face in background.jpg|border|right|128x85px]] ==
*[[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]]


*[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
'''Counties of the Region of''' <br>
*[http://greekgenealogy.org/ Greek Genealogy – Family History]This site leads to a list of Counties (NOMOS) which the Family History Library has Microfilms for. Not all NOMOS have been filmed and all records are in Greek or Turkish. Go to "Microfilmed Records" and click on "Microfilm List". It also refers to reference books available at the Library. For information on how to do research in Greece, sources in Greece etc. click on "Instructions for Family History Research"
'''Central Greece'''
*[http://www.daddezio.com/grekgen.html Greek Genealogy Home Page]  
*[[Boeotia (Viotia) County, Greece Genealogy|Boeotia (Viotia)]]
*[http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/GRC/?cj=1&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688 Greece Mailing List]  
*[[Evia (Euboea) County, Greece Genealogy|Evia (Euboea)]]
*[[Greece Websites|Websites]]
*[[Evrytania County, Greece Genealogy|Evrytania]]
*[[Fthiotida (Phthiotis) County, Greece Genealogy|Fthiotida (Phthiotis)]]
*[[Fokida (Phocis) County, Greece Genealogy|Fokida (Phocis)]]


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'''Counties of''' <br>
'''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]]


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'''Crete'''
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*[[Chania County, Greece Genealogy|Chania]]
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*[[Heraklion County, Greece Genealogy|Heraklion]]
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*[[Lasithi County, Greece Genealogy|Lasithi]]
*[[How to Create an Article on FamilySearch Wiki|Create a new article]]
*[[Rethymno County, Greece Genealogy|Rethymno]]


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'''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]]


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'''Counties of'''<br>
'''Epirus Region'''
*[[Arta County, Greece Genealogy|Arta]]
*[[Ioannina County, Greece Genealogy|Ioannina]]
*[[Preveza County, Greece Genealogy|Preveza]]
*[[Thesprotia County, Greece Genealogy|Thesprotia]]


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'''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]]


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'''Counties of the''' <br>
'''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]]


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.
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== Did you know?  ==
'''Counties 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]]


*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 the''' <br>
'''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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*[[Karditsa County, Greece Genealogy|Karditsa]]
*[[Larissa County, Greece Genealogy|Larissa]]
*[[Magnesia County, Greece Genealogy|Magnesia]]
*[[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]]
*[[Aetolia-Acarnania County, Greece Genealogy|Aetolia-Acarnania]]
*[[Ilia (Elis) County, Greece Genealogy|Ilia (Elis)]]


'''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]]
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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[edit | edit source]

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]

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Greece Map[edit | edit source]

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.

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Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)[edit | edit source]

County
Attica Region

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

Counties of
Thessaly

Counties of
Western Greece

Counties of
Western Macedonia

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greece," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece, accessed 23 March 2016.
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