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Canada Gotoarrow.png Quebec Gotoarrow.png Missisquoi County

How Each Column Helps You With Your Research[edit | edit source]

1. POPULATED PLACE column: names the "populated place" or "location" of interest.

2. FORMER NAME, if applicable column: if the location was known by another name, it is listed here (a year of name change is given, if known).

3. TYPE column: gives type of location (i.e. village, town, city, etc.) - the size definition varies per province.

4. FHL CATALOG column: links to the "catagories of sources" available in the FamilySearch Library for this populated place or location.

5. WIKIPEDIA column: links to background information regarding this location or its county if Wikipedia does not have an article for that specific place.

Useful Websites[edit | edit source]

  • Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) - gives brief information about a place, including historic names/places. For historic information, scroll to #3, and click Formerly Official, also try with All.
  • Google Maps - shows the whereabouts of places on a map.
  • Google Images - shows pictures/photos/old maps (sometimes) of a place.
  • WorldCat - shows sources (books, maps, etc.) at various libraries/repositories, etc. for a place.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • Listed below are the populated places in this district, according to the Répertoire toponymique du Québec, 1978.[1] This gazetteer is used as the source of locations or populated places in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for the Province of Québec.
  • If you wish the current division, where your Populated Place now exists, check the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base listed above.

Populated Places Table[edit | edit source]

1 2 3 4 5

POPULATED PLACE

FORMER NAME, if applicable TYPE

FHL CATALOG

WIKIPEDIA

Abbott-Corners Link Link
Bedford Link Link
Clarenceville Link Link
Cowansville Link Link
Dunham Link Link
Dunham Canton Link Link
Farnham Link Link
Farnham Canton Link Link
Farnham-Centre Link Link
Frelighsburg Link Link
Nelsonville
Link
Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge Link Link
Noyan Link Link
Philipsburg Link Link
Pigeon-Hill Link Link
Saint-Armand-Est Link
Saint-Armand-Ouest Link Link
Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge Link Link
Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne Link Link
Sainte-Sabine Link Link
Stanbridge Canton Link Link
Stanbridge-East Link Link
Stanbury Link Link
Sweetsburg Link Link
West Farnham Link Link
ANY NEW LOCATIONS IN FS Library CATALOG??? Link

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Répertoire toponymique du Québec, 1978, (Québec, Québec : Éditeur officiel, c1979 ). FS Catalog book 971.4 E5r