User:Mrob84084/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Paraguay

Online Gazetteers

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

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Gazetteer of Paraguay : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Defense Mapping Agency, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington, D.C., 1992
 * Paraguay official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names USA Board on Geographic Names, Office of Geography, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C, 1957

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)