View source for Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), Germany Genealogy

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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''Go to one of the following articles to learn how to search for your family that lived in Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz).'''</span>  Germany was unified into the German Empire in 1871.  This Research Wiki, the FamilySearch Catalog, and FamilySearch Historical Records are organized by the localities and place names as of 1871. In 1871, the area of the modern state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) belonged to:
*[[Bavaria (Bayern), German Empire Genealogy|'''Bavaria (Bayern), German Empire Genealogy''']]
*[[Hesse (Hessen), German Empire Genealogy|'''Hesse (Hessen), German Empire Genealogy''']]
*[[Hesse-Nassau (Hessen-Nassau), German Empire Genealogy|'''Hesse-Nassau (Hessen-Nassau), German Empire Genealogy''']]
*[[Rhineland (Rheinland), German Empire Genealogy|'''Rhineland (Rheinland) German Empire Genealogy''']]
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<center>'''Former States Now in Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)'''</center>
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'''For the best information on whether your ancestors' town was in Bavaria, Hesse, Hesse-Nassau, and Rheinland, find the town in''' [http://www.meyersgaz.org '''Meyer's 1871 Gazetteer Online.''']
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