German Maps & Facts for Genealogy

This book points out the uniqueness of Germany in over 100 maps including detailed historic maps of kingdoms, duchies, and principalities, to hand-rendered maps showing the religion of the states, location of major rivers, and what was included in Prussia. The following maps are included:

• German Settlement Growth – showing the evolution of German settlement from abt. 700 AD through the early 1800s.
• Germany 1892 (detailed map from the Chicago Chronicles Unrivaled Atlas of the World, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago 1901. The map includes an index to the major cities in 1901, as well as an index to the Kingdoms, Duchies, and Principalities – making the map extremely useful.
• Holy Roman Empire - 800-1806.
• Confederation of the Rhine 1806-1814.
• German Confederation 1815-1866.
• North German Confederation 1866-1870.
• German Empire (Deutsches Reich) 1871-1918.
• Weimar Republic 1918-1933.
• Third Reich 1833-1945.
• Allied Occupation 1945-1949.
• German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 1949-1990.
• Federal Republic of German (West Germany) 1949-1990.
• Federal Republic of Germany 1990-Present.
• Germany’s European Neighbors- Post WWII-1989.
• German Colonies – with explanation text and dates.
• German Emigration to the U.S.
• Areas Affected by Wars – includes: Bohemian War 1618-20; Palatinate War 1621-23; Lower Saxon-Danish War 1625-29; Polish-Swedish War 1625-29; Swedish War 1630-34; Franco-Swedish War 1635-48; Treaty of Westphalia – 1648 Peace settlement for Thirty Years Was; Northern War 1655-60; Wars of Louis XIV 1667-97; Great Northern War 1700-21; War of Spanish Succession 1701-1714; Wars of Austrian Succession 1740-48; and the Seven Years’ War 1765-63 (The Third Silesian War). These are separate maps showing the regions affected by the war (as well as those unaffected).
• German Migration 1940-1951.
• Historic Regions of the German Empire.
• German Dialects.
• German-Speaking Areas in Europe.
• German-Speaking Area in Russia.
• Religion – showing the regions where those of the Roman Catholic & Evangelical principally lived.
• Civil Registration – showing when Civil Registration started for the regions of Germany.
• Population Density about 1870.
• Forest & Mountains – showing the mountain ranges and forest for Germany.
• Elevation map for Germany.
• Major German Rivers.
• Industrial Products – showing major products of industry for Germany.
• Farm Products - showing major farm products for Germany.
• Farm Layout – map showing how farms were typically laid out around the villages in Germany – the example used is Maden, Hesse-Kassel.
• Railway Growth – 3 maps 1850, 1866 and 1880 with a chart of early important railway links.
• Ports and Shipping Routes – Trade Routes from Major Emigration Ports.
• Travel Distance – showing the German Empire and relative distances.
• Prussia – maps for: Brandenburg Land by 1640; by 1744; by 1793; 1806-1815; 1815-1865; 1866-1918.
• Alsace-Lorraine.
• Baden.
• Bavaria.
• Brandenburg.
• Brunswick & Anhalt & Waldeck.
• East Prussia.
• Hanover.
• Hesse.
• Lippe & Schaumburg-Lippe.
• Mecklenburg.
• Oldenburg.
• Palatinate.
• Pomerania.
• Posen.
• Rhineland.
• Kingdom of Saxony.
• Province of Saxony.
• Schleswig-Holstein.
• Silesia.
• Thuringia.
• Westphalia.
• West Prussia.
• Wuerttemberg (Württemberg).
• Relationship Map of Central Germany 1871 – showing how the German States lay out in relationship to each other.
• Detailed Map of Thuringia.

Also found in this book are population charts; timelines showing why people left, where they left from, and where they were heading; migration figures; terms; lists of rivers, forests, and mountains. Following is a listing of some of the charts, text and timelines:

• Events That Affected Migration.
• Most Common Reasons to Leave for all Time Periods.
• Annual Migration Statistics.
• German Emigration to the U.S.
• Germanic Migration in Europe.
• German Migration 1940-1951.
• German Dialects.
• Religion – showing numbers of those of the Evangelical, Catholic, Jewish, Other, and non-Christian Religions in 1871 (by German State).
• 1875 Male & Female Population for the German States.
• Population for German States in Selected Years.
• Population for the German States in 1855 & 1871.
• German Rivers by name of river and German state/states in which it flows.
• Major Ports Used by German Emigrants – with details and timeline.
• Place Names in Other Languages (German – English – French – Polish – Other).
• Terms found in Records.
• Postal Codes.
• Bibliography.
• Index.