Newfoundland & Labrador Gazetteers

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * McAlpines's Gazeteer of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland McAlpine's gazetteer of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, Halifax, Nova Scotia : McAlpine Pub., c1911, FamilySearch International
 * Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland John Lovell, Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland, Montréal, Québec : John Lovell & Son, 1908
 * The Gazetteer and Guide to Maritime Provinces for 1876-7 Charles D McAlpine, The Gazetteer and Guide to the Maritime Provinces for 1876-7, Morning herald Printing and Publishing Co. 1876
 * Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America, John Lovell & Sons, Printer and publisher 1873
 * Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1911 v 1-5 Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1911 vol 1-5, St John's N.F., J.W. Withers, printer, 1914
 * Newfoundland The Oldest British Colony, its History, its Present Condition, and its Prospects in the Future Joseph Hatton and The Rev. M Harvey, Newfoundland The Oldest British Colony, its History, it Present Condition, and its Prospects in the Future, Chapman and Hall, Limited 1883
 * Library and Archives Canada " Newfoundland and Labrador

Print Only Gazetteers

 * McAlpine's Maritime and Newfoundland Gazetteer for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward island McAlpine's Maritime and Newfoundland Gazetteer for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Saint John, New Brunswick : Reproduction Systems, 1971
 * Gazetteer of Canada. Newfoundland = Répertoire géographique du Canada. Terre-Neuve Canadian permanent Committee on Geographical Names, Gazetteer of Canada. Newfoundland = Répertoire géographique du Canada. Terre-Neuve, Ottawa, onatario : Canada. Dept of Energy, Mines and Resources, c1983
 * Atlas of Newfoundland and Labrador Gary E McManus and Clifford H Wood, Atlas of Newfoundland and Labrador, St John's, Newfoundland " Breakwater, c1991
 * Gazetteer of Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, Gazetteer of Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador, Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, c1968
 * A List of the Place Names of the Island of Newfoundland, with their geographical positions A List of the Place Names of the Island of Newfoundland, with their geographical positions, Ottawa, Ontario : Canada. Dept of Natural Resources, 19500

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)