| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 781 |
| Type | LGem. |
| Extra Desc | a/d Else |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Westf. |
| RB | Arnsberg |
| AG | Plettenberg |
| BKdo | Siegen |
| StdA | Herscheid 1) Kr. Altena [self] |
| A | Herscheid 1) Kr. Altena [self] |
| Kr | Altena |
| ev. Pfk. | 1 |
| Population | 3054 |
*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. - Herscheid is a Landgemeinde (Rural Community).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Herscheid is located in Preussen.
Prov Westf. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Herscheid is located in Westfalen.
RB Arnsberg - The Regierungsbezirk for Herscheid is Arnsberg. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
AG Plettenberg - The Amtsgericht for Herscheid is in Plettenberg. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Siegen - The Bezirkskommando for Herscheid is in Siegen. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Herscheid 1) Kr. Altena [self] - The Standesamt for Herscheid is in itself. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Herscheid 1) Kr. Altena [self] - The Amtsbezirk for Herscheid is itself. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
Kr Altena - The Kreis for Herscheid is Altena. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
ev. Pfk. 1 - Herscheid has 1 evangelisch Pfarrkirche (Protestant parish church).
The Catholic Parish is Lüdenscheid
The Protestant Parish is Herscheid
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Herscheid
(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 | |||