When Multiple German Towns Have the Same Name

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Genealogy scholar Roger P. Minert, a Brigham Young University professor, has rather famously noted that German town names are used an average of three times, often creating some difficulty in determining “which” village of a particular name is being referenced in records. Geographic identifiers One help for this problem is that identically named German cities View Website VIP Subscription

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