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FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Populated Places: Difference between revisions
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:<nowiki>For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [HOMETOWN URL HomeTown Locator].</nowiki><br> | :<nowiki>For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [HOMETOWN URL HomeTown Locator].</nowiki><br> | ||
2. After copying the above information onto the page, go to [https://www.hometownlocator.com HomeTownLocator.com] Select the state you are working in.<br> | <br> | ||
2. After copying the above information onto the page, go to [https://www.hometownlocator.com HomeTownLocator.com]<br> | |||
3. Scroll down the page until you see a blue box with a list of states. Select the state you are working in.<br> | |||
4. After you are redirected to your state page, scroll down the page until you see a list of the state’s counties. Select the county you are working on.<br> | |||
5. After you are redirected to your county page, select the ''tan'' “Cities” tab ('''NOT''' the ''red'' Cities one). | |||
6. You will then be redirected to a page with a list of populated places. Copy the page's URL and replace HOMETOWN URL in your template with that URL. It should look something like the following:<br> | |||
:<nowiki> For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://northdakota.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,097,c,traill.cfm HomeTown Locator].</nowiki><br> | :<nowiki> For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://northdakota.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,097,c,traill.cfm HomeTown Locator].</nowiki><br> | ||
You will need to change your Hometown Locator link for every county you work on. <br> | |||
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5. It's important to always give a reference to where we obtained the information we add to the wiki. Add the following directly after Hometown Locator:<br> | 5. It's important to always give a reference to where we obtained the information we add to the wiki. Add the following directly after Hometown Locator:<br> | ||
:<nowiki>The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:</nowiki><br> | :<nowiki>The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:</nowiki><br> | ||