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=== To find your localities, see the following sources:  ===
=== To find your localities, see the following sources:  ===


*Because some place names and boundaries have changed or no longer exist, you may need to use an old gazetteer that describes places as they were known in earlier times, such as: {{FSC|28370|title-id|disp=Diccionario Geográfico,Histórico y biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos}}. By Antonio García Cubas, Murguia, México, 1888-1891. FHL INTL Book 972 E5g 5 vols. FHL INTL Film 1102587-1102588. You may also view a digitized copy of this book online from the [http://biblio2.colmex.mx/bibdig/dicc_cubas/base3.htm Biblioteca Digital Daniel Cosío Villegas].  
*Because some place names and boundaries have changed or no longer exist, you may need to use an old gazetteer that describes places as they were known in earlier times, such as: {{FSC|28370|title-id|disp=Diccionario Geográfico,Histórico y biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos}}. By Antonio García Cubas, Murguia, México, 1888-1891. FS Library INTL Book 972 E5g 5 vols. FS Library INTL Film 1102587-1102588. You may also view a digitized copy of this book online from the [http://biblio2.colmex.mx/bibdig/dicc_cubas/base3.htm Biblioteca Digital Daniel Cosío Villegas].  
*Very small places in Mexico, like ranches or haciendas, may not appear in the gazetteer. You may need to use {{FSC|62768|title-id|disp=IX Censo General de población, 1970: Localidades por entidad federativa y municipio con algunas características de su población y viviendas}}. By Dirección General de Estadística, México, D.F.: Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, 1973. FHL INTL Book 972 X22m 3 vols. FHL INTL Film 1102980-102981. This is organized by state, then municipality, and finally the ranches and haciendas.  
*Very small places in Mexico, like ranches or haciendas, may not appear in the gazetteer. You may need to use {{FSC|62768|title-id|disp=IX Censo General de población, 1970: Localidades por entidad federativa y municipio con algunas características de su población y viviendas}}. By Dirección General de Estadística, México, D.F.: Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, 1973. FS Library INTL Book 972 X22m 3 vols. FS Library INTL Film 1102980-102981. This is organized by state, then municipality, and finally the ranches and haciendas.  
*Google Maps is a great place to figure out distances between towns.
*Google Maps is a great place to figure out distances between towns.