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 ''[[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Places Search''' <br>
-__TOC__Do a '''Places Search''' when you want to find records in the collection of the Family History Library by the name of a place (locality) where an ancestor lived. Microfilms located through this search can then be ordered over the [http://familysearch.org/films/ Internet.]<br>
+__TOC__Do a '''Places Search''' when you want to find records in the collection of the Family History Library by the name of a place (locality) where an ancestor lived. Microfilms located through this search can then be ordered over the [http://familysearch.org/films/ Internet.]
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 #'''Go to the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog].'''
-#("Places" is the default search option. If it does not appear, select it from the drop-down menu.)<br>
+#("Places" is the default search option. If it does not appear, select it from the menu.)<br>
-#'''Type the locality.''' The catalog organizes places from the largest jurisdiction in a place-name to the smallest. Generally, the pattern is country, state or province, county (where applicable), city or town. Places in the United States and Canada do not have a country level. The locality can be entered in reverse order to obtain the same results.<br>As you slowly type a phrase into the '''Places''' search box, possible matches will appear in a drop-down list below it. Click on the match that best matches the locality you seek.
+#'''Type the locality.''' The catalog organizes places from the largest jurisdiction in a place-name to the smallest. Generally, the pattern is country, state or province, county (where applicable), city or town. Places in the United States and Canada do not have a country level. The locality can be entered in reverse order to obtain the same results.<br>As you slowly type a phrase into the '''Places''' search box, possible matches will appear in a drop-down list below it. Click on the match that best matches the locality you seek. Names of places in the Catalog are cited  from largest to smallest jurisdiction, for example, United States, Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake City. Keep that in mind when viewing search options. Many provinces, counties, and cities share the same name.'''Click''' '''Search''' (even if the locality was selected from the drop-down menu).<br>
-#'''Click''' '''Search''' (even if the locality was selected from the drop-down menu).<br>
 #'''Click a topic''', such as Church records. (See also [[Locality Subject Subdivisions]].)
 #'''Click a title''' to see more details. '''<br>'''
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 To search for a county, do not type the word "County" as a part of the search term. For example, to find Fairfax county, Virginia, type '''Fairfax Virginia''' or '''Virginia Fairfax''' in the search field.&nbsp;To find more records try a search by putting a comma after Fairfax, in the place name, a drop down list of each township or locality will appear. Click on the township or locality for links to more records.<br>
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+If you do not know how to spell the place-name, truncate (shorten) the name or use a wild card character to replace letters you are not sure of.
-If you do not know how to spell the place-name, truncate (shorten) the name or use a wild card character to replace letters you are not sure of.
 If a place-name has more than one word, you do not need to type all of the words. Nor do you have to type them in exact order. The computer automatically finds all places with the word or words that you type, no matter where in the place-name they appear. For example, if you type '''Barton''', the computer would find Barton Mills, Barton-on-Irwell, Great Barton, and so forth.
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 == What If I Do Not Find the Place I Want?  ==
-You may not find the place you want for various reasons. Before you conclude that the catalog does not have records for that place, try the following strategies:
+If you type a name in the Places search box but no pull-down list appears, that means there are no places with that spelling found in the Catalog.  Before you conclude that the catalog does not have records for that place, try the following strategies:
+* Be sure you typed the place-name correctly.
-*Be sure you typed the place-name correctly.<br>
+* Search for records using a different jurisdictional level. For example, if you cannot find records for a town, search for county records.
-*Search for records using a different jurisdictional level. For example, if you cannot find records for a town, search for county records.
 == How Do I Find Related Places?  ==
-*The '''Places within''' feature allows you to see what other areas are covered by the same jurisdiction. Click on it to see other related places under the same jurisdiction. You can also use the '''Places within''' feature to display all the localities for a particular jurisdiction such as: country, province, state, or county.
+*The '''Places within''' feature allows you to see what other areas are covered by the same jurisdiction. Click on it to see a list of smaller jurisdictions within that larger jurisdiction. You can also use the '''Places within''' feature to display all the localities for a particular jurisdiction such as: country, province, state, or county.
 *The '''Part of''' feature lists the larger jurisdiction which a locality is part of. For example, this could be a county for a city, or a state or province for a county.