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 *The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestors lived there. Some localities have different names in different languages. For example, the town presently known as ''Karlove Vary'' was named ''Karlsbad'".
-=== Using Maps  ===
-Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:
-*Several places often have the same name. For example, three parishes are called Gudum in present-day [[Denmark|Denmark]].
-*The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestors lived there. Some localities have different names in different languages. For example, the town presently known as ''Haderslev'' was named ''Hadersleben'' before 1920.
-*Place-names are often misspelled in American sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted. For example, ''Ørum'' may be found as ''Orum''.
-*Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps.
 === Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===