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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Gazetteer of geographical place names in Southern Rhodesia Rhodesia. Surveyor General, FamilySearch International, 1963
 * Rhodesia and Nyasaland : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1956
 * Southern Rhodesia; official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center, Washington, 1973
 * Factbook of Zimbabwe at CIA The World Factbook
 * Provinces and Cities of Zimbabwe at City Population
 * Index of Zimbabwe Population Studies at City Population
 * Zimbabwe: Provinces, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population at City Population
 * Index of Zimbabwe Locations at GeoNames
 * Places in Zimbabwe at Places in the World - select letter at top of page to narrow search to cities and places
 * Demographics of Zimbabwe at Wikipedia
 * Districts of Zimbabwe at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Zimbabwe at Wikipedia
 * Populated places in Zimbabwe at Wikipedia
 * Provinces of Zimbabwe at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Zimbabwe at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Zimbabwe at Wikipedia
 * Wards of Zimbabwe at Wikipedia
 * Biggest Cities In Zimbabwe at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Industries In Zimbabwe at WorldAtlas
 * Ecological Regions Of Zimbabwe at WorldAtlas
 * Maps Of Zimbabwe at WorldAtlas
 * Religious Beliefs In Zimbabwe at WorldAtlas

Print Only Gazetteers

 * 1947-1978 : a gazetteer of former and current names of African territories Eugene C. Kirchherr, Ohio University Center for International Studies, 1979

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)