User:Mrob84084/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Kosovo

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Cities and towns in Kosovo at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Kosovo at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Kosovo at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Kosovo at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Kosovo at Places in the world
 * Highest Mountains In Serbia And Kosovo at WorldAtlas
 * Kosovo - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Kosovo Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Kosovo: Districts, Municipalities, Cities, Settlements - Population at City Population
 * Kosovo Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Largest Cities In Kosovo at WorldAtlas
 * List of Kosovo Locations at GeoNames
 * Mountains in Kosovo at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Kosovo at Wikipedia
 * Populated places in Kosovo at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Kosovo at Wikipedia
 * Rivers of Kosovo at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Kosovo at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Kosovo and environs geographic names index: names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Board on Geographic Names, Washington, D.C., 1998

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)