| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 896 |
| Type | D. |
| Extra Desc | am Niedersee |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Schlesw. -Holst. |
| RB | Schleswig |
| Kr | Hadersleben |
| AG | Rödding |
| BKdo | Flensburg |
| StdA | Jels [self] |
| A | Jels [self] |
| ev. Pfk. | 1 |
| Population | 1042 |
Type D. - Jels is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Jels is located in Preussen.
Prov Schlesw. -Holst. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Jels is located in Schleswig-Holstein.
RB Schleswig - The Regierungsbezirk for Jels is Schleswig. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Hadersleben - The Kreis for Jels is Hadersleben. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Rödding - The Amtsgericht for Jels is in Rödding. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Flensburg - The Bezirkskommando for Jels is in Flensburg. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Jels [self] - The Standesamt for Jels is in itself. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Jels [self] - The Amtsbezirk for Jels is itself. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
ev. Pfk. 1 - Jels has 1 evangelisch Pfarrkirche (Protestant parish church).
Entries where Jels is referenced as A 
Entries where Jels is referenced as StdA
Entries where Jels is referenced as See
*Indirectly referenced
The Catholic Parish is Flensburg
The Protestant Parish is Jels
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Jels
(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 | |||