User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Macau

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Demographics of Macau at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Macau at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Macao at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Macao at Places in the world
 * List of Macau Locations at GeoNames
 * Macau Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Macau Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Macau Map Resources at UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection
 * Macau Maps at Archive.org
 * Macao Maps at David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection
 * Macau: Parishes & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts at City Population
 * Macau Resources at Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
 * Macau Scanned Maps at Harvard University Scanned Maps
 * Maps of Macau at Library of Congress Collection
 * Maps Of Macau at WorldAtlas
 * Municipalities and parishes of Macau at Wikipedia
 * Municipality of Macau at Wikipedia
 * Old Maps of Macau at Old Maps Online Collection
 * Outline of Macau at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Macau at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Macau at Wikipedia
 * Universities and colleges in Macau at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Hong Kong and Macao, official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States, United States Board on Geographic Names, Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center, Washington, D.C., 1972
 * Hong Kong, Macao, Sinkiang, Taiwan, and Tibet : official standard names approved by the United States Board on geographic names The United States Board on geographic names, Department of the Interior (Washington, D.C.). Office of Geography, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1955

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)