Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
(Index to Places of the Republic of Poland). 1934.
Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych
krajów słowiańskich
(Geographic Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and Other Slavic Countries)
15 volumes. 1880-1902.
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Relevant to historic Western Galicia
Spis miejscowości
polskiej rzeczypospolitej ludowej
(List of Localities in the Polish People’s Republic)
Warsaw, 1967.
Useful for reference to administrative subdivisions effective after WWII to 1975
Does NOT cover Eastern Galicia, which at that time was located in the Ukrainian
Soviet Socialist Republic within the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(USSR)
FHL microfilm number: 2,037,058
Indicates the Polish Records Office (Urząd Stanu Cywilnego,
"USC") for each location.
Wykaz urzędowych nazw miejscowości
(List of Official Names of Localities in Poland)
Warsaw, 1980.
Useful for reference to administrative subdivisions effective from 1975 to 1998
FHL microfiche number: 6,053,522
Maps
Click above to visit my page concerning various maps from Galicia/Halychyna
Gazetteers for neighboring regions.
The following links are for gazetteers pertaining to the geographic area
around Galicia/Halychyna. These gazetteers will not help you with your
Galician lines, but may be helpful for those researching family lines in other
regions.
Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs
(Meyer’s Gazetteer and Directory of the German Empire)
3 volumes. Leipzig, 1912.
Help is required for understanding the layout and
abbreviations of this gazetteer.
Learning aids are available for purchase at various
bookstores, including the popular Amazon.
For example:
How to Read &
Understand Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs by Wendy
Uncapher
Understanding Meyers
Orts - Translating Guide For The Directory Of The Towns and Places In The German
Empire by Fay S. Dearden
For a short guide, visit the
familysearch.org site.
You can also view this gazetteer through the Brigham Young University's
online Family History Archives:
Part 1 (place names A - K):
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FHSS&CISOPTR=38136&REC=6
Part 2 (place names L - Z):
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FHSS&CISOPTR=39572&REC=7
Gemeindelexikon
für das Königreich Preussen
(Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Prussia)
13 volumes. Berlin, 1907-1909
FHL microfilm number:
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Ostpreußen (East Prussia): 1,346,208 |
Posen (Poznan): 1,346,209 |
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Westpreußen (West Prussia): 1,346,208 |
Schlesien (Silesia): 1,346,209 |
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Pommern (Pomerania): 1,346,208 |
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Although it's in the old style German writing, known
as fraktur, the gazetteer is in an easy-to-read column format.
Family History Archives from the Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee
Library
BYU is assembling a nice assortment of digital images. The gazetteer
collection is of particular importance to the genealogist. Keep checking
back frequently for new additions.
Including in the impressive BYU digital library are:
Gazetteer of the Kiev/Kyiv Province, Russian Empire, 1900
Списокъ нaселенныхъ местъ Кiевской губернiи
(Spisok naselennykh mest Kievskoi gubernii)
In Russian.
Bukovyna/Bukowina volume of Gemeindelexikon der im
Reichsrate
vertretenen Königreiche und Länder.
(Gazetteer of the Crown Lands and Territories Represented in the Imperial
Council)
Volume 8: Bukovyna/Bukowina. Vienna, 1907.
Gazetteer of Hungary, 1877
Vol. 1: index. The 3 numbers after a place name in the index represent the
county, the district and the locality in vol. 2.
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FHSS&CISOPTR=40349&REC=4
Vol. 2: localities arranged by
counties, and within the counties by districts.
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FHSS&CISOPTR=42059&REC=5