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Townships and parishes had names; lots were numbered. You can find names of townships and counties where villages were located in: | Townships and parishes had names; lots were numbered. You can find names of townships and counties where villages were located in: | ||
Lovell, John, editor. ''Canadian Dominion Directory for 1871''. Eight Volumes. Montreal, Quebec: John Lovell, 1871. (Family History Library book {{ | Lovell, John, editor. ''Canadian Dominion Directory for 1871''. Eight Volumes. Montreal, Quebec: John Lovell, 1871. (Family History Library book {{FSC|228287|title-id|disp=971 E4L; films 856124 and 856125; fiche 6046766}}.) This gives the township and county of each community, which is important when searching census, land and property, local histories, and other records. | ||
In parts of some provinces, townships or their equivalent had their own municipal governments, although villages and towns within their boundaries may have been independent of them. In other places, townships were only names of parcels of land. | In parts of some provinces, townships or their equivalent had their own municipal governments, although villages and towns within their boundaries may have been independent of them. In other places, townships were only names of parcels of land. | ||
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