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== Finding the Specific Town on the Map == | == Finding the Specific Town on the Map == | ||
To do successful research in Russia, you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because many towns have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can locate the correct town on a map. Before using a map , use gazetteers to identify the geo-political area your ancestor’s town was in. This will help distinguish it from other towns with the same name and help you locate it on the map. (See the | To do successful research in Russia, you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because many towns have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can locate the correct town on a map. Before using a map , use gazetteers to identify the geo-political area your ancestor’s town was in. This will help distinguish it from other towns with the same name and help you locate it on the map. (See the “[[Germans_from_Russia_Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]” page of this article.) Before using a map, search gazetteers, histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about the following: | ||
*The state or province your ancestor came from. | *The state or province your ancestor came from. | ||
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*Житомирская область (Zhitomirskaíà oblast). Scale 1:200,000. Kiev: MO Ukrainy, 1992. (FHL map 947.714 E7zh 1992; computer number 748227). Text in Russian. | *Житомирская область (Zhitomirskaíà oblast). Scale 1:200,000. Kiev: MO Ukrainy, 1992. (FHL map 947.714 E7zh 1992; computer number 748227). Text in Russian. | ||
Computerized maps of Russia and eastern Europe showing German settlements are available at several of the computer Internet sites described in the | Computerized maps of Russia and eastern Europe showing German settlements are available at several of the computer Internet sites described in the “[[Germans_from_Russia_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]” page of this article. | ||
''[[Germans from Russia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]] < Previous | Next > [[Germans from Russia Military Records|Military Records]]'' | ''[[Germans from Russia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]] < Previous | Next > [[Germans from Russia Military Records|Military Records]]'' | ||
[[Category:Germans_from_Russia]] | [[Category:Germans_from_Russia]] | ||