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

Part 1: Select a Town or City and Check the Spelling
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 (C) at the name of the town. 3. Copy and paste the town name into Google Search followed by Czechia. 4. Look through the search results for a match. 5. If the match has diacritic or accent marks, copy and paste the name in the correct spelling (Locality) column (D). 6. If there are no changes to the spelling, copy the name from column C to column D and go to Part 2.

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. Leave the spelling as it is, if you can't find it.