Both the 1913 ship manifest for my GF as well as the 1921 ship manifest
for my GM indicate their hometown as Zhitomir. However, how would I
determine if the indication of Zhitomir refers to the city/town of
Zhitomir or the Zhitomir oblast?

Thank you in advance,
Andrea Dechter
Florida

Researching: FIREMAN (Kolomea, Galicia,Austria) SANDLER, KAMINSKY,
KAMINSKA, KAMINSKI (all Zhytomyr, Zhitomir, Jitomir, Ukraine)