User:Mrob84084/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Liberia

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Cities In Liberia at WorldAtlas
 * Center for National Documents and Records (Liberia) at Wikipedia
 * Cities in Liberia at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Liberia at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Liberia at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Liberia at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Liberia at Places in the world
 * Liberia - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Liberia Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Liberia: Counties, Major Cities, Towns & Urban Areas - Population at City Population
 * Liberia Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Liberia: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1968
 * List of Liberia Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Liberia at WorldAtlas
 * Outline of Liberia at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Liberia at Wikipedia
 * Religions Practised In Liberia at WorldAtlas
 * Rivers of Liberia at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Liberia at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Liberia 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)