Saxony Gazetteers

Germany Sachsen (Saxony) Genealogy  Gazetteers

The following online gazetteer features historical places in the Kingdom of Saxony. Choose "Orte", then type in the village you are looking for and the databank will give you all the features that pertain to this village. It will feature jurisdictions and will provide the church the particular village belongs to.

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Some useful gazetteers for Sachsen are:

Uetrecht, E., Meyers Orts und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs (Meyer’s gazetteer and directory of the German Empire). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1912–. (FHL book 943.E5mo; film 496640–41; fiche 6000001– 29.) This gazetteer lists places alphabetically, gives their former German province, and states whether a place has its own parish or synagogue. It also indicates the location of the vital records office. Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preussen (Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Prussia). 13 vols. Berlin: Verlag des Königlichen Statistischen Landesamts, 1907–09. (FHL book 943.E5kp; film 1186701, 0806633–35.) Volumes for each Prussian province are arranged by district with an index at the end. The gazetteer is in German Gothic print. Information is given in columns and includes population figures as well as civil and ecclesiastical jurisdictions. The Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preussen is now also available online at Ancestry.com. You can find it by clicking on the Search Tab and choosing the Card Catalog option. Type in the title/or part of the title, and it will appear on the right sidebar. Choose the volume for the area of interest.

The Gemeindelexikon für Sachsen will identify the Lutheran and Catholic parishes for your locality of interest in the former Prussian province of Sachsen. It will also show the civil registration office.