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 == Naming Geographical Wiki Articles  ==
-=== Adding "Genealogy" to title  ===
+=== Adding "Genealogy" to Title  ===
 To improve the rankings of wiki articles in Google and other search engines, the word, "Genealogy" is added to the end of all geographical wiki article titles. A geographical topic page, such as Alabama Probate Records, should not have the word, genealogy added to its title.
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 :{{!xt|Montgomery Co., MD Genealogy}}
-=== Ascending order of jurisdictions  ===
+=== Ascending Order of Jurisdictions  ===
-When adding place names to article titles, add jurisdictions in ascending order (smallest to largest).<br>
+All locality page titles are to be structured from the smallest jurisdiction level up to the country level in order, in ascending order (smallest place to largest). <br>
 ;Correct
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 :Articles about [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages|FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]]
-=== Diacritics  ===
+=== Country Names in English  ===
+Use the form of a current country's name as it appears in the CIA [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ ''World Factbook''].
-Diacritics should not be used in the title of a locality article unless there is no English version of the country or locality. For example, use Mexico, not México. The version of the country name in its native tongue using diacritics when applicable should be included at the top of the article page to allow the Wiki search engine to retrieve the correct page for the user.
+Locality articles should only contain the English form of the country in the title and should not include diacritics. Redirects can also be made for incorrectly titled locality articles already found in the Wiki.
+=== Native Language Version of Sub-Jurisdictions  ===
+If the native language(s) of a country is something other than English, all locality/sub-jurisdiction levels are to be written in the native language of the country in question in the page title.  Redirects can be used to make sure users will find the article regardless of which spelling is used. English translations/variations of the names of provinces/parishes/states/departments, etc. are not to be used in page titles, though they may be referred to elsewhere on the page to help readers with context.
 ;Correct
-:{{xt|Mexico Genealogy}}
+:{{xt|Livorno, Toscana, Italy Genealogy}}
+;Incorrect
+:{{!xt|Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy}}
+;Correct
+:{{xt|Bayern, Germany Genealogy}}
 ;Incorrect
-:{{!xt|México Genealogy}}
+:{{!xt|Bavaria, Germany Genealogy}}
-;Exceptions
-:When English version of the locality is '''not''' known, use the spelling and diacritics found in the native tongue of the country.
-Proper use of the diacritics can be found in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog.
+When a ''widely accepted English name'', exists for a former country or empire, we should use it. For example, [[New Spain|New Spain]] rather than ''Virreinato de Nueva España'', [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire]] rather than دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه or ''Osmanlı İmparatorluğu''.
-=== Country names in English  ===
+===Country Name Included in Locality Page Title===
+The country should be listed in any locality page to clarify where the locality page is.<br>
+'''''Exceptions:'''''
+*"United States" should not be included in the title of county locality pages, but should be included in the breadcrumb
+:;Correct:
+::{{xt| Warren County, Ohio Genealogy}}
+:;Incorrect
+::{{!xt| Warren County, Ohio, United States Genealogy}}
+*Territories and islands belonging to a specific county should not include the country in the title of the locality page, but should be included in the breadcrumb
+:;Correct:
+::{{xt|Réunion Island Genealogy}}<br>
+:;Incorrect
+::{{!xt|Réunion Island, France Genealogy}}<br>
-Use the form of a current country's name as it appears in the CIA [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ ''World Factbook''].
+=== Diacritics  ===
-Locality articles should only contain the English form of the country in the title and should not include diacritics. The version of the country name in it's native tongue using diacritics when applicable should be included at the top of the article page to allow the Wiki search engine to retrieve the correct page for the user. Redirects can also be made for incorrectly titled locality articles already found in the Wiki.
+Diacritics should be used in the title of a locality article for non-English version of locality pages. This does not apply to country names and should remain in the English form. For example, use Mexico, not México. The version of the country name in its native tongue using diacritics when applicable should be included at the top of the article page to allow the Wiki search engine to retrieve the correct page for the user.
 ;Correct
-:{{xt|Bavaria, Germany Genealogy}}
+:{{xt|Mexico Genealogy}}
 ;Incorrect
-:{{!xt|Bayern, Germany Genealogy}}
+:{{!xt|México Genealogy}}
+;Exceptions
-When a ''widely accepted English name'', exists for a former country or empire, we should use it. For example, [[New Spain|New Spain]] rather than ''Virreinato de Nueva España'', [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire]] rather than دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه or ''Osmanlı İmparatorluğu''.
+Proper use of the diacritics can be found in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog.
 ===Country Name vs. Nationality ===
 Any locality Wiki pages and locality topic pages should only include the country name and not the nationality in the title. For example, it is Mexico Probate Records not Mexican Probate Records. Nationality can be used in other situations such as articles about immigration. For example, Chinese in America.
 === Disambiguation  ===
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 It is often the case that the same geographic place-name will apply to more than one place, or to a place and to other things of interest to genealogists such as a tribe or language; in either case a disambiguation page will be necessary and the articles about locations need to be more specific by adding all jurisdictions to the title. See [[FamilySearch Wiki:Disambiguation]].
-== Administrative sub-divisions  ==
+== Special Guidelines by Country  ==
+=== United States  ===
-Names of classes of places should follow English grammar rules. In particular, when dealing with administrative subdivisions, we write of "United States counties" and "Cook County, Illinois," or of "Russian oblasts" and the "Moscow Oblast," but we use "Chinese and Roman provinces," not "Chinese sheng" or Roman provinciae."
-=== Special Guidelines by Country  ===
-==== ''United States''  ====
 *For county and state pages, list two jurisdictions.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Alabama, United States Genealogy}}
 :{{xt|Warren County, Ohio Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *For towns/cities pages, include the county and the state.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Genealogy}}
 :{{xt|Portland, Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy}}
 *Always use “County” when describing a United States county in an article name.
+<br>
 ;Exceptions
 :Louisiana uses "Parishes" instead of counties and Alaska uses "Boroughs."
+<br>
 *Do not use "United States" in the title of town or county wiki articles.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi Genealogy}}
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 :{{!xt|Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States Genealogy}}
 :{{!xt|Lincoln County, Montana, United States Genealogy}}
+<br>
-==== ''England, Scotland, Wales''  ====
+----
+=== England, Scotland, Wales  ===
 *For county pages, list two jurisdictions.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Bedfordshire, England Genealogy}}
 :{{xt|Dunbartonshire, Scotland Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *For parishes, list three jurisdictions.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Genealogy}}
 :{{xt|St Mary Woolnoth with St Mary Woolchurch Haw, London, England Genealogy}}
 :{{xt|Englefield, Berkshire, England Genealogy}}
 ;Incorrect
-:{{xt!|Aberdour, Fife Genealogy}}
+:{{!xt|Aberdour, Fife Genealogy}}
-:{{xt!|St Mary Woolnoth with St Mary Woolchurch Haw, London Genealogy}}
+:{{!xt|St Mary Woolnoth with St Mary Woolchurch Haw, London Genealogy}}
-:{{xt!|Englefield, Berkshire Genealogy}}
+:{{!xt|Englefield, Berkshire Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *Do not use the word, County in naming the article
 ;Exceptions
 :County Durham
+<br>
-==== ''Canada''  ====
+----
+=== Canada  ===
 *For province pages, list two jurisdictions.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Alberta, Canada Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *For county pages, list three jurisdictions.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Essex County, Ontario, Canada Genealogy}}
+<br>
-==== ''Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland''  ====
+----
+===Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland===
 *For county pages, list two jurisdictions.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Jämtland County, Sweden Genealogy}}
 :{{xt|Maribo County, Denmark Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *For parish/city pages, list three jurisdictions
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Hallen, Jämtland County, Sweden Genealogy}}
 :{{xt|Holeby, Maribo County, Denmark Genealogy}}
+<br>
-==== ''Switzerland''  ====
+----
+===Switzerland===
 *For canton pages, list two jurisdictions.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Genève Canton, Switzerland Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *For parish/city pages, list three jurisdictions
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Bergdietikon, Aargau Canton, Switzerland Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *Always use “Canton” when describing an Switzerland Canton.
+<br>
-==== ''Germany''  ====
+----
+===Germany===
 *For Kreis/Landkreis, list three jurisdictions.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *For parish/city pages, list four jurisdictions including the Kreis/Landkreis
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Sandebeck, Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Genealogy}}
+<br>
-:*For more information, please contact wikisupport@familysearch.org
+----
+===Ireland===
-==== ''Ireland''  ====
 *For county pages, list two jurisdictions.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|County Kerry, Ireland Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *For parish/city pages, list three jurisdictions including the type of parish.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Aghadoe Civil Parish, County Kerry, Ireland Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *Always use “County” before the county name when describing an Irish county.
 ;Exceptions
 :King's County and Queen's County
+<br>
-==== ''Mexico''====
+----
+===Mexico===
 *Do not include any jurisdiction names (state) in the title of the articles.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Baja California, Mexico Genealogy}}
 :{{xt|Calotmul, Noreste, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy}}
 ;Incorrect
 :{{!xt|Baja California State, Mexico Genealogy}}
+<br>
-====''Argentina, Spain, Austria, France and other countries in the wiki''  ====
+----
+===Argentina, Spain, Austria, France and Other Countries in the Wiki===
 *Include the country in all locality article titles
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy}}
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 :{{xt|Bukovina, Austria Genealogy}}
 :{{xt|Nazca, Ica, Peru Genealogy}}
 ;Incorrect
 :{{!xt|Alagoas Genealogy}}
 :{{!xt|Bukovina Genealogy}}
+<br>
 *Do not list the type of jurisdiction in the name of the article.
 ;Correct
 :{{xt|Ain, France Genealogy}}
 ;Incorrect
 :{{!xt|Ain Department, France Genealogy}}
+<br>
+----