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[Hannia]

HalGal: Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia
http://www.halgal.com/ggglenius.html

In order to make use of above, you should know the EXACT NAME OF ORIGIN/TOWN or VILLAGE for ancestor. That information can be found in the country of immigration. Appx when did your relatives emigrate Galicia? Where did they immigrate and what are the given and surnames you are researching? Where did they settle upon immigration. What is the family history?

There are no short cuts. It's the short cuts that frequently create the accuracy problems you have mentioned in other posts.

Above information might be in a variety of places: immigration records, naturalization documentations, social security, census, etc.