| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 564 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Hann. |
| RB | Osnabrück |
| Kr | Lingen |
| BKdo | Lingen |
| AG | Freren |
| StdA | Lengerich Hann. |
| Population | 996 |
Type D. - Gersten is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Gersten is located in Preussen.
Prov Hann. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Gersten is located in Hannover.
RB Osnabrück - The Regierungsbezirk for Gersten is Osnabrück. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Lingen - The Kreis for Gersten is Lingen. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
BKdo Lingen - The Bezirkskommando for Gersten is in Lingen. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
AG Freren - The Amtsgericht for Gersten is in Freren. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
StdA Lengerich Hann. - The Standesamt for Gersten is in Lengerich Hann. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
Entries where Gersten is referenced as See 
*Indirectly referenced
The Catholic Parish is Lengerich
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Gersten
(which may include itself) and are listed as containing a Catholic Church or Parish,
a Protestant Church or Parish, a Synagogue, or Other Church.
| Place | Distance (~miles) | Catholic | Protestant | Jewish | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parishes | Churches | Parishes | Churches | Synagogues | |||