FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Correcting Czech Cities and Towns, Part 1

Part 1: Select a Town or City and Assess
1. Go to the Czech Gazetteer Google sheet and put your name next to the town or city you want to correct. 2. Look in the Locality (D) at the name of the town. 3. If the name has unusual characteristics like a slash, comma, parenthesis at the end. Mark it yellow and go to the next locality. If not, go to part two to search for it. See examples below.


 * Aujezd, Ober
 * Aujest, Klein-
 * Aujezd, Groß-
 * Arnultovice (take Hostivin)
 * Bärnsdorf/Tafelfichte

Part 2: Search for the Correct Name of the Locality Using the Lists of Czech Towns and Cities and German Place Names
1. In a separate browser tab, open List of German Place Names in the Czech Republic and List of Cities and Towns in the Czech Republic. 2. Copy the locality name from the Google sheet. 3. Using control F, search both lists for the locality name until you find it and go to step 4. If you don't find it, go to part 4: Additional Search Methods. 4. If the match has diacritic or accent marks, copy and paste the name in the correct spelling (Locality) column (E). 5. While you have the locality found, check to see if it's alternate place name is nearby. It should be next to it on the list for German place names. If it's on the Czech cities and towns list, you will find it by clicking the link for the town or city name and looking at the topy of the page. It will most likely be identified as the German name for the town or city. See examples below. For German place names: For Czech cities and towns: 6. If you don't find the alternate place name. Continue to Part 3: Search for the Alternate Name.
 * Großnepodritz: Velké Nepodřice
 * Česká Lípa (Czech pronunciation: [tʃɛskaː liːpa] (About this soundlisten); German: Böhmisch Leipa)

Part 2: Check the Alternate Place Name
1. Go to the Alternate Place Name Column (E) and copy the alternate place name to your clipboard. 2. Paste the alternate place name into Google Search followed by Czechia. 3. Look through the search results for a match. 4. If the match has diacritic or accent marks, copy and paste the name in the correct spelling (Locality) column (D). 5. If there are no changes to the spelling, copy the name from column E to column F and go to step 1.

If You Don't Find the Locality
1. If the name has more than one word in the name, they may be reversed. Mlada Boleslav, might be Boleslave Mlada. Try searching with the name flipped. 2. List of German Place Names in the Czech Republic. You will need to use control + F to find it on the list. 3. List of Cities and Towns in the Czech Republic. Use control + F. 4. Try Google Maps 5. Try Wikipedia 6. FamilySearch Places. 7. JewishGen- Username and password needed. Make sure you enter Czech Republic for the country. 8. If you can't find it, mark it yellow.