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FamilySearch Catalog Places Search (view source)
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Do a Place Search when you want to find entries about a place (histories, gazetteers, maps, and so forth) or entries about records from a place (church records, military records, civil registration, and so forth). | Do a Place Search when you want to find entries about a place (histories, gazetteers, maps, and so forth) or entries about records from a place (church records, military records, civil registration, and so forth). | ||
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== Steps to Search by Place == | == Steps to Search by Place == | ||
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'''Tip:''' Once you have clicked a specific locality, you can click '''View Related Places''' to find localities related to the place you typed in step 4. | '''Tip:''' Once you have clicked a specific locality, you can click '''View Related Places''' to find localities related to the place you typed in step 4. | ||
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== Strategies for Using a Place Search == | == Strategies for Using a Place Search == | ||
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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. | 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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== How Do I Understand the Results of a Place Search? == | == How Do I Understand the Results of a Place Search? == | ||
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* Notes about the place. | * Notes about the place. | ||
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== How Are Places Organized in the Catalog? == | == How Are Places Organized in the Catalog? == | ||
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* Search for records using a larger jurisdiction. For example, if you cannot find records for a town, search for county records. | * Search for records using a larger jurisdiction. For example, if you cannot find records for a town, search for county records. | ||
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== How Do I Find Related Places? == | == How Do I Find Related Places? == | ||
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* If the "References" field appears, click on an underlined item in the field | * If the "References" field appears, click on an underlined item in the field | ||
Sometimes a catalog entry is linked to more than one place. For example, an entry may be linked to several neighboring towns. To find out if a catalog entry is linked to another place, display the Title Details records for the records linked to the place topic. If another place is listed, click on it to see information about that place. <br | Sometimes a catalog entry is linked to more than one place. For example, an entry may be linked to several neighboring towns. To find out if a catalog entry is linked to another place, display the Title Details records for the records linked to the place topic. If another place is listed, click on it to see information about that place. <br> | ||
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