User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazeteers/Turkmenistan

Online Gazetteers

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

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Explore the world Nelles maps. Central Asia 1:1,750,000. : Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan München, West Germany, Nelles Verlag, 2005
 * World Gazetteer: Turkmenistan

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)