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.
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
A 2012 version can be found online at the
Komisja
Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
(KSNG) (Commission on the Standardization of Geographic Names)
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.
Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preussen
(Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Prussia)
13 volumes. Berlin, 1907-1909
FHL microfilm number:
Ostpreußen (East Prussia): 1,346,208 |
Posen (Poznan): 1,346,209 |
Westpreußen (West Prussia): 1,346,208 |
Schlesien (Silesia): 1,346,209 |
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.
Gazetteer of Volyn/Wołyn Province, Russian Empire, 1900
Списокъ нaселенныхъ местъ
Волынской губернiи
(Spisok naselennykh mest Volynskoi gubernii)
In Russian.
Gazetteer of 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
Also commonly referred to as the Dvorzsák gazetteer.
Information on this important resource can be found on the
Slovakia
Genealogy Research Strategies webpage.