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-===Why Use Gazetteers===
+''[[Mexico|Mexico]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Mexico|Mexico Gazetteers]]''
-A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes and municipios, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary.
+=== Why Use Gazetteers ===
-You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and church jurisdictions over those places. For example, if you were to look for Villa de Seris, the gazetteer would mention that it is a community in the municipio of Hermosillo, found in the state of Sonora. Since Villa de Seris is part of the municipio of Hermosillo '''[[Mexico Civil Registration|civil registration]]''' records for Villa de Seris would be found in the records of Hermosillo.
+A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes and municipios, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary.
-There are many places in Mexico with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.
+You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and church jurisdictions over those places. For example, if you were to look for Villa de Seris, the gazetteer would mention that it is a community in the municipio of Hermosillo, found in the state of Sonora. Since Villa de Seris is part of the municipio of Hermosillo '''[[Mexico Civil Registration|civil registration]]''' records for Villa de Seris would be found in the records of Hermosillo.
-===Gazetteer Contents===
+There are many places in Mexico with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.
-Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
+=== Gazetteer Contents ===
-* The different religious denominations.
+Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
-* The schools, colleges, and universities.
-* Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations.
-* Some gazetteers contain historical information and biographical information on some individuals (usually high ranking individuals)
-=== Online Gazetteers ===
+*The different religious denominations.
+*The schools, colleges, and universities.
+*Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations.
+*Some gazetteers contain historical information and biographical information on some individuals (usually high ranking individuals)
-Antonio García-Cubas' '''[http://cdigital.dgb.uanl.mx/la/1080011597_C/1080011597_C.html ''Diccionario Geográfico, Histórico y Biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicano''s]''' is one of the best gazetteers for Mexico. The gazetteer provides civil jurisdictions for the entire country of Mexico.
+=== Online Gazetteers  ===
+Antonio García-Cubas' '''[http://cdigital.dgb.uanl.mx/la/1080011597_C/1080011597_C.html ''Diccionario Geográfico, Histórico y Biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicano''s]''' is one of the best gazetteers for Mexico. The gazetteer provides civil jurisdictions for the entire country of Mexico.
 === Other Resources  ===