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[Saskatchewan Gazetteers

Print Only Gazetteers

• Gazetteer of Canada. Saskatchewan Canadian Board on Geographical Names, Gazetteer of Canada. Saskatchewan, Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Board on Geographical Names, 1957
• Gazetteer of Canada. Saskatchewan = Répertoire géographique du Canada. Saskatchewan Canada. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Répertoire géographique du Canada. Saskatchewan, Ottawa, Ontario : Surveys and Mapping Branch, Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources, c1969
• Gazetteer of Canada. Saskatchewan = Répertoire géographique du Canada. Saskatchewan Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, Répertoire géographique du Canada. Saskatchewan, Ottawa, Ontario : Canada. Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Surveys and Mapping Branch, c1985
• Our towns : Saskatchewan communites from Abbey to Zenon Park David McLennan, Our towns : Saskatchewan communites from Abbey to Zenon Park, Regina, Saskatchewan : Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, c2008

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)