| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 385 |
| Type | D. |
| Extra Desc | a/d Scheld |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Hess. -N. |
| RB | Wiesbaden |
| Kr | Dillkreis |
| AG | Dillenburg |
| BKdo | Wetzlar |
| StdA | Niederscheld |
| Population | 1442 |
Type D. - Oberscheld is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Oberscheld is located in Preussen.
Prov Hess. -N. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Oberscheld is located in Hessen-Nassau.
RB Wiesbaden - The Regierungsbezirk for Oberscheld is Wiesbaden. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Dillkreis - The Kreis for Oberscheld is Dillkreis. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Dillenburg - The Amtsgericht for Oberscheld is in Dillenburg. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Wetzlar - The Bezirkskommando for Oberscheld is in Wetzlar. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Niederscheld - The Standesamt for Oberscheld is in Niederscheld. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
Entries where Oberscheld is referenced as See 
*Indirectly referenced
The Catholic Parish is Dillenburg
The Protestant Parish is Niederscheld
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Oberscheld
(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 | |||
If you see something incorrect, please let us know! Unfortunately, we are not able to provide information on specific families or names at any place.