MAPS OF POLAND'S PROVINCES
What 19th century provinces now belong to Poland?
Provinces of Poland
This map shows the old provinces and their capitals, and the new provinces and their capitals.
1999 Changes to Poland’s Provinces
Polish Provinces of the Russian Empire - 1902
Poland: The 49 Provinces, 1975-1998
Poland 2000
BMB Promotions
Click on Provinces & Districts to view them. The current provinces are listed at the bottom of the home page on the right. Click on the one you want. A map will come up of it that will show you the division of the districts within that province. Click on the district on which you wish to find information. Next click on the picture on the right side of the screen. Information will appear on the town. On the left side of the page there are the words "English version." Click on it, and you can read the information in English.
MAPS OF POLAND
Carpatho-Rusyn Settlement - A Map and Gazetteer
Form to order a map of Carpatho-Rusyn villages in Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary and Romania.
The David Rumsey Collection
Maps of Poland, Poland-Czech Republic, Poland-Lithuania, Poland-Ukraine, Prussia-Poland, Russia-Poland. Does NOT work with all browsers.
Index of Towns/Villages, Counties, Parishes
Also A Geographic Dictionary of the Former Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic Lands
Interactive Map of Poland
A Map (clickable) of the Eparchy of Peremyshl
Map of Kingdom of Poland
Map of Polish Prussia
Map of Pomerania
Map of The Province of Posen (Poznan)
Maps of Lubelskie Province
MapaPolski
An excellent map resource! Locates even small villages. Type the name (in English, without diacritics) near MIESCOWOSC: and click POKAZ. You will find the postal code, wojewodztwo (province), powiat (county), town, coordinates, and a map.
Example: Suwalki
Postal Code: 16-400 do 16-433 SUWAŁKI
Miasto powiatowe
Województwo: Podlaskie (Province)
Powiat: Suwałki (grodzki) (County)
Gmina: Suwałki (miasto) (Town)
Coordinates: 22’56 E 54’06’ N
Mapa Wojewodztwa Suwalsgo
High resolution [100,000:1] maps of the south-eastern corner of Poland (Suwalki region), with a small encroachment into Ukraine and the Slovak Republic. These maps were recently released for public use by the Headquarters of the Polish Army, Carthographic Division, Warsaw 1994.
Online Atlas of Polish Cities, Towns and Villages
Topics include towns & villages, general information, history and tourism.
Polish Museum in Rapperswil, Switzerland
Has a link to 26 online maps.
Topographical Maps of Poland
Maps of the southeast corner of Poland, Ukraine and Slovak Republic. Scale = 1:100,000
Virtual Library - Poland
Includes links to several maps.
A Brief History of Poland in the Last 200 Years
This site has a map of Poland in 1772. Partitions of Poland are shown on a map in 1795 when Poland was partitioned into Prussia, Austria and Russia. A map of the situation after the Vienna Congress in 1815 is shown. There are also maps of the country boundaries in 1920 and 1995. Take a look at these maps. It will give you an idea of why there is so much confusion of what your ancestors nationality "really" was.
You can request maps of your ancestral villages from
The Library of Congress
Geography and Map Division
Attention: Dr Stephen Paczolt
Sr Technical Information Specialist
Reference Section
Washington, D.C. 20540-4650
Detailed Maps of Poland by Mail
MISCELLANEOUS
Concierge.com
Find maps for any place on Earth.
Easy Tour
Click on English Version. Enter the village and country you will start at, and the village and country you will be driving to. Similar to Mapquest.
European Maps
European Classics Collection, reprints from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries at a very reasonable price.
European Treaty Adjustments 1668-1699
European Treaty Adjustments 1735-1763
European Treaty Adjustments 1801-1812
European Treaty Adjustments 1814-1815
Expedia Maps
This is an excellent map of the towns as they are today. It's also a great one to find towns close to the one you are seeking when trying to locate a town that has a church that is close to your ancestors' ancestral home.
Global Gazetteer
This is a directory of 2880532 of the world's cities and towns, sorted by country and linked to a map for each town. It gives you the weather report for the towns. It shows many tiny villages. It's great to get a good idea of proximity to country's border and elevation.
How Far Is It?
This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, then calculates the distance between them. It also provides a map showing both places.
An Index of German-Polish/Polish-German Names of the Localities in Poland and Russia
The JewishGen ShtetlSeeker
Search for Towns by Soundex in Central & Eastern Europe.
Library of Congress
Geography & Maps Division
free maps - US and foreign
maps@loc.gov
Mapquest Online
Measuring Units Conversion Tables
Conversion tables for metric, imperial and US measurement systems.
Multimap.com
Oddens's Bookmarks
"The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping"
This site has more maps than you can imagine.
Online Maps by University of Texas
The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection-Russia and the Former Soviet Republics
PGSA’s Translated Slownik Geograficzny Entries
Place Names Database
Database of Place Names for Various Countries.
Polart.com’s Map Selection
*Administrative
*Area Maps
*Atlases and City Plans
*Illustrated Maps
*Military Maps
*Specialty Maps
*Wall Maps
Slownik Geograficzny
Geographic Dictionary of the Former Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic Lands
Terra Server
This is a site where you can type in a town, and it will bring up every town with that name if it's correct. If your town does not come up use the Soundex at the Shtetlseeker. It also gives you satellite views of many towns.
TMC Corner’s Historical Atlases and Maps of European Countries
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit the “Back to Home” button for ordering information.
Travel Genie - Detailed Maps for Genealogy
Maps of Poland (1:100,000 and 1:300,000 scale) and Germany (1:150,000 scale) are available at reasonable prices. Online printable order form. Catherine Brewster has ordered maps from Travel Genie and they are excellent, very detailed. If you know where your town/village is located, but aren't sure which map you need, you can email them and they will check to see which map you need before you place your order.
WWW-VL History Index-Maps
PICTURES!
Eastern Borderlands of II Polish Republic
A work in progress.
The Old Town of Lublin
A virtual reality tour of Lublin! Walk down the streets of Lublin, enter the buildings! Still under construction - more to be added. Thanks to Trevor Butcher, a member of our PBS list!
Photographs of the Villages of Poland Project
Pictures of Polish Towns/Cities
Pictures of 76 Polish towns/cities.
Places of Interest in Poland
Pictures of Holocaust related sites.
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