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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch PlacesIndonesia
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Area handbook for Indonesia John W. Henderson, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 1970
 * Biggest Cities In Indonesia at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Islands In Indonesia at WorldAtlas
 * Demographics of Indonesia at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Indonesia at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Indonesia at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Indonesia at Places in the world
 * Indonesia - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Indonesia and Portuguese Timor: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1968
 * Indonesia: Cities & Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts at City Population
 * Indonesian cities by population at Wikipedia
 * Indonesia Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Indonesia Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Indonesia Google Satellite Map at Maplandia
 * Indonesia, Netherlands New Guinea, and Portuguese Timor: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names; Vol. 01 United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1955
 * Indonesia, Netherlands New Guinea, and Portuguese Timor: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names; Vol. 02 United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1955
 * Islands In Indonesia at WorldAtlas
 * List of Indonesia Locations at GeoNames
 * Longest Rivers In Indonesia at WorldAtlas
 * Maps Of Indonesia at WorldAtlas
 * National Archives of Indonesia at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Indonesia at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Indonesia at Wikipedia
 * Rivers of Indonesia at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Indonesia at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Indonesia at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Gazetteer of Indonesia: names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names William R. Garren, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington D.C., September 1982
 * Nama-nama Geografi (Toponymy) Pusat Penelitian Sejarah dan Budaya Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1977

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)