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*Canals, docks, and railroad stations. | *Canals, docks, and railroad stations. | ||
Gazetteers are also helpful for determining the county jurisdictions used in the | Gazetteers are also helpful for determining the county jurisdictions used in the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and church jurisdictions over those places. A sample gazetteer entry might be "Polesworth, a village and a parish in Atherstone district, Warwick. [It has] an Independent chapel, two Baptist chapels, and Church of England endowed schools." | You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and church jurisdictions over those places. A sample gazetteer entry might be "Polesworth, a village and a parish in Atherstone district, Warwick. [It has] an Independent chapel, two Baptist chapels, and Church of England endowed schools." | ||
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An [http://maps.familysearch.org interactive map] can act as a gazetteer. Use '''[[England Jurisdictions 1851|England Jurisdictions, 1851]]''' to find information about and boundaries for counties, parishes, districts, probate courts, and other jurisdictions. England Jurisdictions, 1851 also provides an Ordnance Survey base map. | An [http://maps.familysearch.org interactive map] can act as a gazetteer. Use '''[[England Jurisdictions 1851|England Jurisdictions, 1851]]''' to find information about and boundaries for counties, parishes, districts, probate courts, and other jurisdictions. England Jurisdictions, 1851 also provides an Ordnance Survey base map. | ||
'''Finding Place-Names in the | '''Finding Place-Names in the FamilySearch Catalog''' | ||
The place-names used in the Locality Search of the | The place-names used in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog are the names and spellings used in: | ||
:John M. Wilson ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]]''. Six Volumes. Edinburgh, Scotland: A. Fullerton, 1870. (FHL book 942 E5i; films 897325–7; fiche 6020308–36. BYU Harold B Lee Library book '''DA 640 .W555x 1872 vol.1''') | :John M. Wilson ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]]''. Six Volumes. Edinburgh, Scotland: A. Fullerton, 1870. (FHL book 942 E5i; films 897325–7; fiche 6020308–36. BYU Harold B Lee Library book '''DA 640 .W555x 1872 vol.1''') | ||
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This gazetteer lists place-names as they were in the 1860s and gives distances from other nearby places, names of the church denominations in the area, historical background, and civil district. | This gazetteer lists place-names as they were in the 1860s and gives distances from other nearby places, names of the church denominations in the area, historical background, and civil district. | ||
To find which county a town is filed under, you may type the city or parish in the Place Search of the computerized | To find which county a town is filed under, you may type the city or parish in the Place Search of the computerized FamilySearch Catalog. The computer will display a list of places with that name. With the microfiche version of the FamilySearch Catalog, you may look at the "see" references on the first few microfiche of the country in the Place Search. | ||
=== Modern Place-Names === | === Modern Place-Names === | ||
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In addition to gazetteers, post office directories list places in a county and usually give the same type of information as gazetteers. For more information see [[England Directories]]. | In addition to gazetteers, post office directories list places in a county and usually give the same type of information as gazetteers. For more information see [[England Directories]]. | ||
The [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins//survey/survey_volumes/ English Place Name Society ]has compiled studies of place-names for several counties in England. The Family History Library has the volumes which have been published. Most are indexed. They are listed in the Place Search of the | The [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins//survey/survey_volumes/ English Place Name Society ]has compiled studies of place-names for several counties in England. The Family History Library has the volumes which have been published. Most are indexed. They are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
[[Image:MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES.jpg|thumb|right|175x214px|<center>Map of England & Wales</center>]]ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - NAMES, GEOGRAPHICAL | [[Image:MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES.jpg|thumb|right|175x214px|<center>Map of England & Wales</center>]]ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - NAMES, GEOGRAPHICAL | ||
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*Smith, Frank. ''A Genealogical Gazetteer of England''. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. (Family History Library book {{FHL|42605|title-id|disp=942 E5g}}.BYU Harold B Lee Library book '''DA 640 .S46'''.) | *Smith, Frank. ''A Genealogical Gazetteer of England''. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. (Family History Library book {{FHL|42605|title-id|disp=942 E5g}}.BYU Harold B Lee Library book '''DA 640 .S46'''.) | ||
Gazetteers and similar place-name guides are found in the Place Search of the | Gazetteers and similar place-name guides are found in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following: | ||
ENGLAND AND WALES - GAZETTEERS | ENGLAND AND WALES - GAZETTEERS | ||