Shtetl Index
Select the first letter of the shtetl, uezd, or gubernia from the list below.
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) |
Hyperlinks have been updated to reflect the move of the Shtetls pages to http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/
The "Shtetls of Lithuania" web site was designed to include a list of all
the shtetls of Lithuania, as well as a list of available resources for each
shtetl. By following the links on for your shtetl, you should be able to
find out who else is researching this shtetl, where it is located, what yizkor
books are available, and more.
Some shtetls were known by two or more names. For example, Akmian was
also known as Okmiany and Akmene. In order to allow you to find the most
information available, selecting a shtetl from the list on the left will cause
information for the primary spelling of that shtetl will appear on the
right. If the shtetl had alternate spellings, these will be shown on the
right.
Maybe the shtetl name is spelled differently. For each shtetl, a list
of possible alternately spelled shtetls is shown (these possible alternate
spellings are based upon the Daitch-Mokotoff soundex system). Try
selecting a shtetl which is similar to the name you are looking for, and then
look at the list of possible alternate shtetl names.
If you feel that this shtetl should be listed, please email me. I will need to know the
shtetl name, and any information that you have about it.
The countries included in the shtetl list are the designations used in
Lithuania today. Changes occurred. Therefore, a town may be in one country
covered by LitvakSIG today that was in another country around the turn of the
last century.
The following are some of the sources of information that were used to
create this web site:
The first place to try is the LitvakSIG homepage. |
