User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazetteers/South Sudan

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Cities In South Sudan at WorldAtlas
 * Cities in South Sudan at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of South Sudan at Wikipedia
 * Facts and figures about South Sudan at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer for South Sudan at geoba.se
 * Gazetteer - Index of places South Sudan at Places in the world
 * List of South Sudan Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of South Sudan at WorldAtlas
 * National Archives of South Sudan at Wikipedia
 * Outline of South Sudan at Wikipedia
 * Religion in South Sudan at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In South Sudan at WorldAtlas
 * Rivers of South Sudan at Wikipedia
 * South Sudan Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * South Sudan Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * South Sudan: States, Counties, Cities, Towns - Population Statistics at City Population
 * South Sudan: States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics at City Population
 * Universities in South Sudan 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)