User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazetteers/São Tomé and Príncipe

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Industries In Sao Tome And Principe at WorldAtlas
 * Cities and towns in São Tomé and Príncipe at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of São Tomé and Príncipe at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Sao Tome & Principe at FallingRain
 * Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe at Wikipedia
 * Facts and figures about Sao Tome and Principe at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer at São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe at VYMaps
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Sao Tome and Principe at Places in the world
 * Islands of São Tomé and Príncipe at Wikipedia
 * List of São Tomé and Príncipe Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Sao Tome And Principe at WorldAtlas
 * Mountains in São Tomé and Príncipe at Wikipedia
 * Outline of São Tomé and Príncipe at Wikipedia
 * Religion In Sao Tome And Principe at WorldAtlas
 * Rivers of São Tomé and Príncipe at Wikipedia
 * São Tomé and Príncipe - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * São Tomé and Príncipe Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * São Tomé and Príncipe: Regions, Districts, Urban Areas, Localities at City Population
 * Universities in São Tomé and Príncipe at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Diccionario geographico das provincias e possessões portuguezas no ultramar Joze Maria de Souza Monteiro, Lisboa, Portugal : Typographia Lisbonense, 1850
 * Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé e Principe : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, Washington, D.C. : U.S. Office of Geography, 1962
 * Rio Muni, Fernando Po, and São Tomé e Príncipe, official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States, Office of Geography, Washington, D.C., 1962

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)