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A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers describe haciendas (large ranches), towns and villages, districts, provinces, departments, population, rivers, mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. The place-names are generally listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary.


Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
== Online Gazetteers ==
* Religious denominations
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?focusedId=39&searchTypeaheadInputText=Peru&text=Peru FamilySearch Places]
* Schools, colleges, and universities
*[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89096228515&view=1up&seq=1 Immigrants' guide to Peru : (the central railway and the zone of the Pichis) / published by authority.] Immigrants' guide to Peru: (the central railway and the zone of the Pichis)/published by authority. Lima, 1902.
* Major manufacturing works, canals, docks, and railroad stations
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Peru Wikipedia - cities and towns in Peru]
* Distances
* World Gazetteers at [https://archive.org/search.php?query=World%20Gazetteer Archive.org]


You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil jurisdictions over those places. There are many places in Peru with the same or similar names. For example, there are several jurisdictions with the locality Acobamba:
== Print Only Gazetteers ==
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/89823?availability=Family%20History%20Library Demarcación política del Perú] Demarcación política del Perú. [Lima, Peru] : Instituto Geográfico Militar del Perú, 1983
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/423628?availability=Family%20History%20Library Demarcación política del Perú por departamento, provincia y distritos] Demarcación política del Perú por departamento, provincia y distritos. [Syracuse, New York : D.J. Robinson, 1989]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/64531?availability=Family%20History%20Library Documental del Perú] Pedro Felipe Cortázar. Documental del Perú. Lima, Peru : Información, Opinión Pública, Publicidad y Encuestas (IOPPE), 1966-1971
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2001?availability=Family%20History%20Library Historical Dictionary of Peru] Marvin Álisky. Historical Dictionary of Peru. Metuchen, New Jersey : Scarecrow Press, 1979
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/968433?availability=Family%20History%20Library Perú: Directorio nacional de municipalidades provinciales y distritales, 1999] Lima (Perú). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Directorio nacional de municipalidades provinciales y distritales, 1999. Lima, Peru : Dirección Nacional de Estadística e Informática Departamental, 1999
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/348295?availability=Family%20History%20Library Area handbook for Peru] coauthors, Thomas E. Weil ... [et al.] Area handbook for Peru. Washington, D.C. : Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Office, 1971
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/65738?availability=Family%20History%20Library Diccionario Biográfico del Perú] Raúl Garbín D., Raúl Garbín, Jr., Julio Cárdenas Ramírez. Diccionario Biográfico del Perú. [Lima, Peru : "Escuelas americanas", 1944]


* Acobamba, province of Sihuas, department of Ancash
== Why Use Gazetteers ==
* Acobamba, province of Acobamba, department of Huancavelica
* Acobamba, province of Tarma, department of Junin
* Santo Domingo de Acobamba, province of Huancayo, department of Junin


You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the district, province, and department it was in, and the jurisdictions where records about it were created and kept.
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, 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. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.  


Gazetteers are also helpful for determining the department, province, and district jurisdictions used in the FamilySearch Catalog.
There are many places within a country 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.


=== Finding Place Names in the FamilySearch Catalog ===
=== Gazetteer Contents ===


Place names in the FamilySearch Catalog are listed under the modern names and the names of departments and provinces as they existed in 1922. To find the department and province that a town is filed under in the FamilySearch Catalog, you can use the “see” references on the first Family History Library Locality Catalog microfiche of each department. If you are using the catalog on compact disc, use the Locality Search. The computer will find places with that name.
Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:


Because of the many changes in place names, the Family History Library uses one gazetteer as the standard guide for listing places in the FamilySearch Catalog. Regardless of the names a place may have had at various times, all Peruvian places are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog by the name they are listed under in:
*Different religious denominations
*Schools, colleges, and universities
*Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
*The population size.
*Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
*Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
*Longitude and latitude.
*Distances and direction from other from cities.
*Schools, colleges, and universities.
*Denominations and number of churches.
*Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)


* Steglich, Gérman. ''Diccionario geográfico del Perú''(Geographical Dictionary of Peru). 3 vols. Lima: Torres Aguirre, 1922. (FHL book 985.E5s; film 0845239.)
Other supporting sources are:
* Demarcación Política del Perú (Political Boundaries of Peru). Lima: Instituto Geográfico Nacional, 1983. (FHL book 985 E5d.)
* Demarcación Política del Perú por Departamentos, Provincias y Distritos (Political Boundaries of Peru by Departments, Provinces, and Districts). Lima: Instituto Nacional de Planificación, 1984. (FHL book 985 E5dp; film 1224501 item 5.)
* Perú: Directorio Nacional de Municipalidades Provinciales y Distritales (Peru: National Directory of Provincial and District Municipalities). Lima: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Información, 1999.
=== Historical Place Names ===
Because names and boundaries of some places have changed or no longer exist, you may need to use sources that describe places as they were known earlier. Some of the historical national gazetteers that identify places in Peru are:
* Álisky, Marvin. Historical Dictionary of Peru. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1979. (FHL book 985 H26a.)
* Peru: Official Standard Names Approved by the U.S. Board of Geographical Names. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 1955. (FHL book 985 E5p; film 1102987 item 1.)
* Dicciónario enciclopédico del Perú ilustrado (Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary of Peru). 3 vols. Lima: Editorial Mijia Baca, 1966. (FHL book 985 A5de; film 1162476 items 1–3.)
Gazetteers are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:
PERU - GAZETTEERS
PERU, [DEPARTMENT] - GAZETTEERS
PERU - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
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Online Gazetteers

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Why Use Gazetteers

A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, 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. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.

There are many places within a country 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.

Gazetteer Contents

Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:

  • Different religious denominations
  • Schools, colleges, and universities
  • Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
  • The population size.
  • Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
  • Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
  • Longitude and latitude.
  • Distances and direction from other from cities.
  • Schools, colleges, and universities.
  • Denominations and number of churches.
  • Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)
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