Type D. - Laer is a Dorf (Village).

Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Laer is located in Preussen.

Prov Hann. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Laer is located in Hannover.

RB Osnabrück - The Regierungsbezirk for Laer is Osnabrück. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.

Kr Melle - The Kreis for Laer is Melle. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).

AG Melle - The Amtsgericht for Laer is in Melle. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.

StdA Melle - The Standesamt for Laer is in Melle. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.

BKdo Osnabrück - The Bezirkskommando for Laer is in Osnabrück. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.

Vgl Leer - A Vgl (Vergleiche) notation lists places with similar spellings that you may want to compare. In this case, you may want to try searching for Leer.

Vgl Lahr - A Vgl (Vergleiche) notation lists places with similar spellings that you may want to compare. In this case, you may want to try searching for Lahr.

Vgl Laar - A Vgl (Vergleiche) notation lists places with similar spellings that you may want to compare. In this case, you may want to try searching for Laar.