User:Mrob84084/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Libya

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Area handbook for Libya Richard F. Nyrop, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1973
 * Cities in Libya at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Libya at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Libya at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Libya at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Libya at Places in the world
 * Libya - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Libya Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Libya: Districts, Major Cities & Urban Settlements - Population at City Population
 * Libya Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Libya - Mosque directory at Maps.me
 * Libya: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1958
 * Libya; official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States, Washington, 1973
 * List of Libya Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Libya at WorldAtlas
 * National Archives of Libya at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Libya at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Libya at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Libya at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Libya at Wikipedia

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)