Farm/Locality Names

[Benedict Hane]

Does anyone know a good place to find out where specific farms were located? Or towns that don't seem to appear on Google maps?

[Suzanne Wernersson]

There is a site Historiska Kartor, Historical Maps at Lantmäteriet http://historiskakartor.lantmateriet.se/arken/s/search.html
Hope you find what you are looking for.
God luck
 
/Suzanne

[Karen Van Etten]

Benedict -
You mention specific farms - does that mean you know the name of the Swedish county where
such farm(s) might be located ?  This is an excellent Forum in which to begin your search - post
a message, naming the particular farm you seek and the County.  Perhaps someone reading your
post will already know the place.  I've had good luck finding a Google map of a particular farm,
after determining the nearest large town or village.  Good luck in your search.
 
Karen V.

[Bo Johansson]

See also Ortsnamnsregistret (Swedish placename index):
 
http://www.sofi.se/ortnamnsregistret
 
// Bo Johanson

[Sherri Buete]

I've been looking for a farm or village called Fredsburg in Vastra Gotland, where my g-g-grandmother was born. There seemed to be much back-and-forth between Lyrestand and Hassle with her parents, so it must be nearby. Is anyone familiar with Fredsburg?

[Rune Johansson]

Hi Sherri!
It must be Fredsberg, a parish in Skaraborg county east the town Mariestad, landscape Västergötland
The places Hassle and Lyrestad only 8 kilometers from Fredsberg.
If you have the name of your g-g-grandmother perhaps we can find more about her relatives.
 
Rune

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[Sherri Buete]

Rune, thank you very much for your help! Would you be kind enough to post a link to a map (if you have one) that shows the location of Fredsberg in Skaraborg Co? That must certainly be the place I've been looking for! :-)

[Hans Högman]

Sherri, Fredsberg in Västra Götaland Län (County) that Rune found can be found at Google Maps at 14.066667,11z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x465b7378a09eddb5:0xaed52f1b80e881d7?hl=sv,https: //www.google.se/maps/place/545+90+Fredsberg/@58.7499981,14.066667,11z/data=!4m2! 3m1!1s0x465b7378a09eddb5:0xaed52f1b80e881d7?hl=sv  (Use the zoom facility to zoom in or out to get a better idea where Fredsberg is located)
As you can see it is located northeast of the town Mariestad. The name of the province is Västergötland. /Hans