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''Списки населённых мест Витебской губернии'' (Spisok naselennykh míèst Vitebsk’oĭ gubernīi = Gazetteer of Vitebsk Province). Vitebsk: Gubernskyy Statisticheskyy Komitet, 1906. (FHL film 1923576 item 3'). Text in Russian. | ''Списки населённых мест Витебской губернии'' (Spisok naselennykh míèst Vitebsk’oĭ gubernīi = Gazetteer of Vitebsk Province). Vitebsk: Gubernskyy Statisticheskyy Komitet, 1906. (FHL film 1923576 item 3'). Text in Russian. | ||
Feldmann, Hans. ''Baltisches historisches Ortslexikon'' (Baltic Historical Gazetteer). Köln: Boehlau, 1985-. ( | Feldmann, Hans. ''Baltisches historisches Ortslexikon'' (Baltic Historical Gazetteer). Köln: Boehlau, 1985-. (FS Library book 947.4 E5fh'). v. 1 - Estland (einschliesslich Nordlivland), v. 2 - Lettland (Südlivland und Kurland). Text in German. | ||
Gazetteers considered somewhat useful but rarely used as FamilySearch Catalog authorities include: | Gazetteers considered somewhat useful but rarely used as FamilySearch Catalog authorities include: | ||
United States. Board on Geographic Names. ''Official Standard Names for U.S.S.R.'' Washington, D.C.: USGPO, 1970. ( | United States. Board on Geographic Names. ''Official Standard Names for U.S.S.R.'' Washington, D.C.: USGPO, 1970. (FS Library book Ref 947 E5u 1970; fiche 6001801-807'). | ||
Semenov-Tíàn-Shanskiĭ, Petr Petrovich. ''Географическо-статистический словарь Российской империи'' (Geografichesko-statisticheskīĭ slovar’ Rossiĭskoĭ imperīi = Geographical Dictionary of Imperial Russia). 5 v. Sanktpeterburg: V. tip. bezobrazova i komp., 1863-1885. (FHL films 1764206-1764208). Text in Russian. | Semenov-Tíàn-Shanskiĭ, Petr Petrovich. ''Географическо-статистический словарь Российской империи'' (Geografichesko-statisticheskīĭ slovar’ Rossiĭskoĭ imperīi = Geographical Dictionary of Imperial Russia). 5 v. Sanktpeterburg: V. tip. bezobrazova i komp., 1863-1885. (FHL films 1764206-1764208). Text in Russian. | ||
Vasmer, Max. ''Russisches geographisches Namenbuch'' (Russian Gazetteer). 11 v. Wiesbaden: O. Harrassiwitz, 1964-1988. ( | Vasmer, Max. ''Russisches geographisches Namenbuch'' (Russian Gazetteer). 11 v. Wiesbaden: O. Harrassiwitz, 1964-1988. (FS Library book 947 E5r). Text in German. Used as the FamilySearch Catalog authority only for Grodno, Kiev, Novgorod, Podolia, Suvalki, Vilna, and Volhynia. | ||
==Modern Place-Names== | ==Modern Place-Names== | ||
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For some research purposes, such as correspondence, it is useful to learn modern jurisdictions for the area where your ancestors lived. For Russian-German research this is most relevant in the area of Ukraine. Consult the following modern gazetteer and geographic gazetteer for information of this type: | For some research purposes, such as correspondence, it is useful to learn modern jurisdictions for the area where your ancestors lived. For Russian-German research this is most relevant in the area of Ukraine. Consult the following modern gazetteer and geographic gazetteer for information of this type: | ||
''Українська РСР, адміністративно-територіально поділ: на січя 1972 року'' (Ukraĭins’ka RSR, administratyvno-terytorial’no podil: na 1 sichíà 1972 roku = A 1973 Directory of Administrative Units in the Ukraine). Kyïv: Vydavnytstvo Politychnoyi Literatry Ukrayiny, 1973. ( | ''Українська РСР, адміністративно-територіально поділ: на січя 1972 року'' (Ukraĭins’ka RSR, administratyvno-terytorial’no podil: na 1 sichíà 1972 roku = A 1973 Directory of Administrative Units in the Ukraine). Kyïv: Vydavnytstvo Politychnoyi Literatry Ukrayiny, 1973. (FS Library book Ref 947.71 E5u). Text in Russian. Localities are listed by province [''област = oblast''] and district [''раион = raĭon'']. Includes index. | ||
''Історія міст і сіл УССР'' (Istoriíà mist i sil Ukraĭns’koĭ RSR = Gazetteer and Encyclopedia of Ukraine). 26 v. Kyïv: Instytut Istorii Akademii Nauk URSR, 1969-1974. ( | ''Історія міст і сіл УССР'' (Istoriíà mist i sil Ukraĭns’koĭ RSR = Gazetteer and Encyclopedia of Ukraine). 26 v. Kyïv: Instytut Istorii Akademii Nauk URSR, 1969-1974. (FS Library book Ref 947.71 E5i). Text in Russian. | ||
Check the ''FamilySearch Catalog'' for additional gazetteers that document localities in the Russian Empire’s modern successor nations, as well as the points of immigration in North and South America.. | Check the ''FamilySearch Catalog'' for additional gazetteers that document localities in the Russian Empire’s modern successor nations, as well as the points of immigration in North and South America.. | ||
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Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart). ''Kartei der deutschen Dörfer in Rußland einschließlich Ostgalizien, 1750-1943'' (Index of German villages in Russia and East Galicia). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (FHL film 1538831-32). Alphabetical by German names, if known, otherwise by official Russian name. Lists original name, official name, German equivalents; state, provincial, and other jurisdictions, settlers’ place of origin, religion, ethnic composition, size, year of founding, schools, and churches. | Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart). ''Kartei der deutschen Dörfer in Rußland einschließlich Ostgalizien, 1750-1943'' (Index of German villages in Russia and East Galicia). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (FHL film 1538831-32). Alphabetical by German names, if known, otherwise by official Russian name. Lists original name, official name, German equivalents; state, provincial, and other jurisdictions, settlers’ place of origin, religion, ethnic composition, size, year of founding, schools, and churches. | ||
Bauer, Armand. ''Place Names of German Colonies in Russia and the Rumanian Dobrudja''. Bound with Richard Sallet, ''Russian-German Settlements in the United States''. Fargo, N. Dak.: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974. ( | Bauer, Armand. ''Place Names of German Colonies in Russia and the Rumanian Dobrudja''. Bound with Richard Sallet, ''Russian-German Settlements in the United States''. Fargo, N. Dak.: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974. (FS Library book 973 F2rs; fiche 6089058). Alphabetical lists of communities region-by-region: ''Black Sea Regions:'' Kherson, Yekaterinoslav, Tavrien [''Taurin''], Krim [''Crimea''], Charkov, Don; ''Volga Region; Ukrainian-Volhynia Region''. Lists community name, district, settlement date, type of church (Catholic, Lutheran, Mennonite). | ||
Significant information about German-speaking villages in Russia and eastern Europe is available via computer network Internet sites described in the “[[Germans from Russia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]” page of this article. Additional gazetteers and similar guides to Russian place names are listed in the Place Search of the ''FamilySearch Catalog'' under: | Significant information about German-speaking villages in Russia and eastern Europe is available via computer network Internet sites described in the “[[Germans from Russia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]” page of this article. Additional gazetteers and similar guides to Russian place names are listed in the Place Search of the ''FamilySearch Catalog'' under: | ||
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