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This section describes changes in the county structure of | ''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Canada Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]'' | ||
This section describes changes in the county structure of Canada and jurisdictions used in the Family History Library Catalog. This will help you use the catalog to find records of the place your family lived. For help using an online database, [http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php Canadian Geographical Names Data Base], click [[Geographical Names of Canada|here]]. | |||
== The Regions and Provinces of Canada == | == The Regions and Provinces of Canada == | ||
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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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