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Learning about the places where your ancestors lived helps you understand the records about them. Local histories and gazetteers contain information about:
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* Place names
=== Introduction  ===
* Spellings
* Other pertinent information
* Changes in the land and community in which people lived.


Unlike place names in other European countries, many place names in Scotland have not changed for hundreds of years.
Learning about the places where your ancestors lived helps you understand the records about them. Local histories and gazetteers contain information about:


Geographically, Scotland is divided into several regions, which include:
*Place names
*Spellings
*Other pertinent information
*Changes in the land and community in which people lived.


* The borderlands with England
Unlike place names in other European countries, many place names in Scotland have not changed for hundreds of years.  
* The lowlands
* The highlands
* The islands (to the west and north of Scotland).


The following books explain more about Scottish historical geography. You can find these and similar materials at the Family History Library and many other research libraries.
Geographically, Scotland is divided into several regions, which include:


McNeill, Peter, and Ranald Nicholson, eds.''''''''An'' ''Historical Atlas of Scotland, c.'' ''400-c. 1600''. St. Andrews, Scotland: Atlas Committee of the Conference of Scottish Medievalists, 1975. (FHL book 941 E3ha.) This book contains many maps to illustrate population movements, settlement patterns, battles, and other important events in Scotland.
*The borderlands with England
*The lowlands
*The highlands
*The islands (to the west and north of Scotland).


Whittington, G., and I.D. Whittington, eds. ''An Historical Geography of Scotland''. London, England: New York: Academic Press, 1983. (FHL book 941 E3sg.) This is a good overall review of Scotland’s historical geography.
These regions were historically divided into thirty-four counties (see below). In addition, there are seven cities--Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Stirling and Perth--which received their status from the government by letters patent.  


Gilbert, Martin. ''British History Atlas''. New York: Macmillan Co., 1968. (FHL book 942 E3bri.) This national historical atlas contains maps to illustrate population movements, railways, battles, plagues, and more.
== Books ==


You can find other sources in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
The following books explain more about Scottish historical geography. You can find these and similar materials at the FamilySearch Library and many other research libraries.


SCOTLAND - HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
McNeill, Peter, and Ranald Nicholson, eds. ''''An Historical Atlas of Scotland, c. 400-c. 1600''''. St. Andrews, Scotland: Atlas Committee of the Conference of Scottish Medievalists, 1975. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|124605|title-id|disp=book 941 E3ha}}.) This book contains many maps to illustrate population movements, settlement patterns, battles, and other important events in Scotland.


GREAT BRITAIN - HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
Whittington, G., and I.D. Whittington, eds. ''''An Historical Geography of Scotland''''. London, England: New York: Academic Press, 1983. (FamilySearch Library{{FSC|466607|title-id|disp=book 941 E3sg}}.) This is a good overall review of Scotland’s historical geography.


===County Changes Made in 1974===
Gilbert, Martin. ''''British History Atlas''''. New York: Macmillan Co., 1968. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|273602|title-id|disp=book 942 E3bri.) }}This national historical atlas contains maps to illustrate population movements, railways, battles, plagues, and more.  
In 1974 the British government reorganized the counties of Scotland. Twelve areas, called regions, were created from the original thirty-four counties. See the "[[Scotland Maps|Maps]]" section of this outline for the county changes.


These changes should not seriously affect genealogical research, but be aware of the following issues:
You can find other sources in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


* Current maps show the new boundaries.
SCOTLAND - HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
* Current addresses are located in the new counties. The addresses in this outline use the current county structure.


If you are looking for a parish, city, or regional office that houses records, you will need to know the current address and the areas covered by the repository.
GREAT BRITAIN - HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY


You should begin with the pre-1974 county name when you start your genealogical research. Below is a list of the new counties with an indication of the old counties they cover.
Maps are also very valuable for determining historical geography. See [[Scotland Maps|Scotland Maps]] for more information.  


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=== County Changes Made in 1974  ===
 
In 1974 the British government reorganized the counties of Scotland. Twelve areas, called regions, were created from the original thirty-four counties. See [[Scotland Counties]] for the changes.
 
These changes should not seriously affect genealogical research, but be aware of the following issues:
 
*Current maps show the new boundaries.
*Current addresses are located in the new counties. The addresses in this outline use the current county structure.
 
If you are looking for a parish, city, or regional office that houses records, you will need to know the current address and the areas covered by the repository.
 
You should begin with the pre-1974 county name when you start your genealogical research. Below is a list of the new counties with an indication of the old counties they cover.
 
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|-
| New Region  (County)
| '''New Region (County)'''
| Old Counties
| '''Old Counties'''
| Borders
|-
| Borders  
| Berwick,Peebles,Roxburgh,Selkirk, and a small part of Midlothian
| Berwick,Peebles,Roxburgh,Selkirk, and a small part of Midlothian
|-
|-
| Central
| Central  
| Clackmannan, parts of Perth and WestLothian, and most of Stirling
| Clackmannan, parts of Perth and WestLothian, and most of Stirling
|-
|-
| Dumfries and Galloway
| Dumfries and Galloway  
| Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, and Wigtown
| Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, and Wigtown
|-
|-
| Fife
| Fife  
| Fife
| Fife
|-
|-
| Grampian
| Grampian  
| Aberdeen, Kincardine, Banff, and most of Moray
| Aberdeen, Kincardine, Banff, and most of Moray
|-
|-
| Highland
| Highland  
| Caithness, Nairn, and Sutherland and most of Argyll, Inverness, Moray, and Ross and Cromarty
| Caithness, Nairn, and Sutherland and most of Argyll, Inverness, Moray, and Ross and Cromarty
|-
|-
| Lothian
| Lothian  
| East Lothian and most of Midlothian and West Lothian
| East Lothian and most of Midlothian and West Lothian
|-
|-
| Strathclyde
| Strathclyde  
| Bute, Dunbarton, Lanark, Renfrew, Ayr, and parts of Argyll and Stirling
| Bute, Dunbarton, Lanark, Renfrew, Ayr, and parts of Argyll and Stirling
|-
|-
| Tayside
| Tayside  
| Angus, Kinross, and part of Perth
| Angus, Kinross, and part of Perth
|}
|}


{| class="plain"
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
| Island Areas
| '''Island Areas       ''' 
| Old County
| '''Old County'''
| Orkney
|-
| Orkney  
| Orkney
| Orkney
|-
|-
| Shetland
| Shetland  
| of Zetland (or Shetland)
| of Zetland (or Shetland)
|-
|-
| Western Isles
| Western Isles  
| Island areas of Iverness and Ross and Cromarty
| Island areas of Inverness and Ross & Cromarty
|}
|}


Click [[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|here]] for more information about Scotlands counties, including links to records.
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