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

Part 1: Select a Tab on the Czech Gazetteer Sheet and Sort
1. Go to the Czech Gazetteer Google sheet and find the letter you selected, which will be across the bottom of the Google sheet. 2. Sort the sheet by the judicial district column (column F) and the parish column (column E) by following the steps below.
 * a. Select the entire sheet by clicking the empty rectangle to the upper left of the sheet.
 * b. Go to the data menu and click "sort range".
 * c. Check "data has header row" box.
 * d. Select the column header "archive" which is column E.
 * e. Click "add another sort column".
 * f. Next to the words "then by", select "parish name".
 * g. Click sort.

Part 2: Select the Lines to Work on and Check the Name of the Judicial District
1. Put your name on a line to claim it. 2. Go to the judicial district column check if the lines below it have the same judicial district. If so, put your name in the name column for those lines, too. If not, go to step three. 3. Copy the name of the judicial district. 4. Open List of Czech First Republic Regional and District Courts in a separate tab in your browser. It's on the Czech Wikipedia, so you may need to use Google Translate to get it in English. 5. Use control + F to search the page for the name of your judicial district by pasting the name of the judicial district that you copied in step 3 into the search box. 6. When you find your district's name check for any diacritics (spelling marks). If there are diacritics in the name of the district, copy and paste it into the Czech Gazetteer Sheet to correct the judicial district's name. Copy and paste it to as many lines as needed to correct the spelling. If no spelling correction is needed, go to part 3.

Part 3: Check the Name of the Parish
1. Go to the parish name column (E) and find the name of the parish on the first line you claimed and copy it. 2. In a separate tab, open FamilySearch Places. 3. Paste the name of the parish you copied in step in the search box followed by a comma with the name of it's judicial district. 4. When you find your parish's name check for any diacritics (spelling marks). If there are diacritics in the name of the parish, copy and paste it into the Czech Gazetteer Sheet to correct the parish's name. Copy and paste it to as many lines as needed to correct the spelling. If no spelling correction is needed, go to part 4.

Part 4: Check the Alternate Place Name
1. Go to the Alternate Place Name Column (D) and copy the alternate place name on your line. 2. Open List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic. 3. Use control + F to search the page for the name of your alternate place by pasting the name of the alternate place that you copied in step 1 into the search box. 6. When you find your alternate place name check for any diacritics (spelling marks). If there are diacritics in the name of the alternate place name, copy and paste it into the Czech Gazetteer Sheet to correct the alternate place name. If no spelling correction is needed, go to part 5.

Part 5: Check the Locality Name
1. Go to the Locality Column (C) and copy the locality name on your line. 2. Open List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic. 3. Use control + F to search the page for the name of your locality by pasting the name of the locality that you copied in step 1 into the search box. 6. When you find your locality name check for any diacritics (spelling marks). If there are diacritics in the name of the locality name, copy and paste it into the Czech Gazetteer Sheet to correct the alternate place name. If no spelling correction is needed, repeat parts 2-5 until you have completed all of the lines you have claimed.

If You Don't Find the Judicial District
If you can't find the judicial district. Try the following searches. 1. Try FamilySearch Places. You'll know it's the correct search result if it says "district, 1949-1960". You can copy and paste the name from FamilySearch Places to the Czech Gazetteer Sheet. 2. Try Google Maps, using the name of the judicial district with a comma and Czechia after it. 3. If you don't find it, leave the spelling as is go to part 3.

If You Don't Find the Parish
1. Try Google Maps 2. Try Wikipedia 3. Try Google Search 4. Leave the spelling as it is, if you can't find it.

If You Don't Find the Alternate Place Name
1. Try List of German Place Names in the Czech Republic. You will need to use control +F to find it on the list. 2. Try FamilySearch Places. 2. Try Google Maps 3. Try Wikipedia 4. Try Google Search 5. Use the locality name to search FamilySearch Places. Sometimes alternate place names a listed. 5. Leave the spelling as it is, if you can't find it.

If You Don't Find the Locality
1. Try List of German Place Names in the Czech Republic. You will need to use control +F to find it on the list. 2. Try Google Maps 3. Try Wikipedia 4. Try Google Search 5. Leave the spelling as it is, if you can't find it.