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''[[United States|United States]] | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]'' | ||
[[Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] list geographical names such as towns, settlements, rivers, mountains, villages, and districts. They identify these locations and sometimes give details concerning them. Several gazetteers of [[Ohio]] have been published. | [[Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] list geographical names such as towns, settlements, rivers, mountains, villages, and districts. They identify these locations and sometimes give details concerning them. Several gazetteers of [[Ohio]] have been published. | ||
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=== Early Settlements === | === Early Settlements === | ||
How did your ancestor find the correct destination out West? Quite possibly they had a copy of Brown's book: | How did your ancestor find the correct destination out West? Quite possibly they had a copy of Brown's book: | ||
*Brown, Samuel R. ''The Western Gazetteer or Emigrant's Directory, Containing a Geographical Description of the Western States and Territories, viz. The States of Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi: and the Territories of Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Michigan, and North-Western''. Auburn, N.Y.: H.C. Southwick, 1817. Digital versions at [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/navigate.pl?lincoln.13 NIU Library Digitization Projects] and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?akid=k160710&cpn=pfmxk160710&ix=cdusaus0358_westerngazetteer World Vital Records] ($). | *Brown, Samuel R. ''The Western Gazetteer or Emigrant's Directory, Containing a Geographical Description of the Western States and Territories, viz. The States of Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi: and the Territories of Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Michigan, and North-Western''. Auburn, N.Y.: H.C. Southwick, 1817. Digital versions at [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/navigate.pl?lincoln.13 NIU Library Digitization Projects] and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?akid=k160710&cpn=pfmxk160710&ix=cdusaus0358_westerngazetteer World Vital Records] ($). | ||
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/OH/ALL/maps/ Linkpendium Maps and Gazetteers] | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/OH/ALL/maps/ Linkpendium Maps and Gazetteers] | ||
*[http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AJA2907.0001.001 Ohio state gazetteer and business directory for 1860-61] | *[http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AJA2907.0001.001 Ohio state gazetteer and business directory for 1860-61] | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Ohio|Gazetteers]] | [[Category:Ohio|Gazetteers]] | ||