User:Kmnwestbye/Sandbox Saint Kitts and Nevis

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places at FamilySearch
 * World Gazetteers Archive.org
 * United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2002 CIA World Factbook. United States : Central Intelligence Agency, 2001. Online at: Archive.org.
 * The World Factbook - Saint Kitts and Nevis at CIA.gov
 * Domville-Fife, Charles W. The encyclopedia of the British Empire - the first encyclopedia record of the greatest empire in the history of the world. Bristol : Rankin Brothers, 1925. Online at: HathiTrust.
 * Saint Kitts and Nevis Islands and Parishes at CityPopulation.de
 * Historic Gems of St Kitts & Nevis at NationalArchives.gov
 * Map List of Cities and Towns in Saint Kitts and Nevis at maps7.com
 * List of Rivers and Streams in Saint Kitts and Nevis at wikipedia.org
 * Saint Kitts and Nevis Country Profile at nationsonline.org

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)