Is there a map or a series of maps that can tell me whether a town was in Wuerttemberg or Baden during the period of 1800-1880? Thanks Chuck Schober ----Melissa, Texas

Chuch, The Grand Duchy of Baden was formed August 13, 1806 although its total land area was not complete until 1819. The Kingdom of Wuerttemberg was formed December 26, 1805 (some history books list slightly different dates). That should mean that after 1805/1806 the (almost complete) boundaries of the countries were in place to cover your question of towns from then to 1880. You did not mention your specific towns; that might have helped to give you an exact answer a bit sooner. While the LDS catalog listing of towns by area has been stated to be based on the 1912 Meyer Orts-und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs that 1912 listing of towns should be fairly close to exact, if not exact, for the location of each town for the century before that time. Of course, an idea of the history of the town from a German native who lives in the area could give you an answer or perhaps even the town's on-line home page might have a link to its history. There are other possibilities but the town names would be needed. djweber [email protected] ------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 9:00 PM Subject: [Ortenau] Map for 1800-1880 > Is there a map or a series of maps that can tell me whether a town was in > Wuerttemberg or Baden during the period of 1800-1880? > > Thanks > > Chuck Schober > ----Melissa, Texas