User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazeteers/Uzbekistan

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Area handbook series - Uzbekistan Glenn E. Curtis, Washington, D.C. : American University, Foreign Area Studies, 1996
 * Biggest Cities In Uzbekistan at WorldAtlas
 * Cities in Uzbekistan at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Uzbekistan at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Uzbekistan at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Uzbekistan at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Uzbekistan at Places in the world
 * List of Uzbekistan Locations at GeoNames
 * Major Rivers Of Uzbekistan at WorldAtlas
 * Maps Of Uzbekistan at WorldAtlas
 * Outline of Uzbekistan at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Uzbekistan at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In Uzbekistan at WorldAtlas
 * Universities in Uzbekistan at Wikipedia
 * Uzbekistan Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Uzbekistan: Regions, Districts, Cities, Towns - Population Statistics at City Population
 * Uzbekistan: Regions, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics at City Population

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)