| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 748 |
| Type | LGem. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Westf. |
| RB | Minden |
| BKdo | Minden |
| Kr | Lübbecke |
| AG | Lübbecke |
| StdA | Alswede |
| A | Alswede |
| Population | 455 |
*The original entry has a correcting entry in the addendum. Any data listed above has already been changed to match the correcting entry
Type LGem. - Hedem is a Landgemeinde (Rural Community).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Hedem is located in Preussen.
Prov Westf. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Hedem is located in Westfalen.
RB Minden - The Regierungsbezirk for Hedem is Minden. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
BKdo Minden - The Bezirkskommando for Hedem is in Minden. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
Kr Lübbecke - The Kreis for Hedem is Lübbecke. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Lübbecke - The Amtsgericht for Hedem is in Lübbecke. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
StdA Alswede - The Standesamt for Hedem is in Alswede. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Alswede - The Amtsbezirk for Hedem is Alswede. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
Entries where Hedem is referenced as See 
*Indirectly referenced
The Catholic Parish is Lübbecke
The Protestant Parish is Alswede
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Hedem
(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 | |||