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This same result can be accomplished by adding “?focusedId=393653” to the end of the base URL for FamilySearch Places. For example, entering https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?focusedId=393653 into a browser’s address bar also returns Ohio County, Virginia.<br> | This same result can be accomplished by adding “?focusedId=393653” to the end of the base URL for FamilySearch Places. For example, entering https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?focusedId=393653 into a browser’s address bar also returns Ohio County, Virginia.<br> | ||
==Search by | ==Search by Location== | ||
It is possible to initiate a search by clicking a spot on the map. Once a location has been clicked, a window pops up requesting a distance from the specified point over which to conduct the search.<br> | It is possible to initiate a search by clicking a spot on the map. Once a location has been clicked, a window pops up requesting a distance from the specified point over which to conduct the search.<br> | ||
The distance may be entered in miles or kilometers.<br> | The distance may be entered in miles or kilometers.<br> | ||