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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * Cameroon : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names
 * World and City Maps: Cameroon
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Fuzzy Gazetteer
 * World CIA Factbook: Cameroon

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Tjeega, P; Elingui, H; Centre géographique national (Cameroon), Dictionnaire des villages de la BénouéYaoundé : Centre géographique national (Département de recherches géographiques), 1981 i.e. 1990
 * Tjeega, P; Elingui, H;. Centre géographique national Dictionnaire des villages de la Mezam = Village dictionary of Mezam Division(Cameroon), Yaoundé : Centre géographique national (Département de recherches géographiques), 1987
 * Elingui,H; Centre géographique national (Cameroon). Dictionnaire des villages du Logone et Chari, Yaoundé : République unie du Cameroun, Office national de la recherche scientifique et technique, Institut des sciences humaines, Centre géographique national, 1978
 * O.R.S.T.O.M (Agency:France), Dictionnaire des villages de la Lekie/ Centre ORSTROM de Yaounde, 	Yaoundé : Le Centre, 1971.
 * Tjeega, P.; Elingui, H., Dictionnaire des villages de Momo= Village Dictionary of Momo Division, Yaoundé? : Centre géographique national, 1987
 * O.R.S.T.R.O.M., Dictionnaire des villages de la Manyu= Village Dictionary of Manyu division/Centre O.R.S.T.R.O.M. DE Yaounde Section geographie, Yaoundé, Cameroon : La Section, c1973.
 * O.R.S.T.R.O.M., Dictionnaire des villages de Ndian= Village dictionary of Ndian, Yaounde : Le Centre 1973.
 * O.R.S.T.R.O.M., Dictionnaire des villages de Donga-Muntang= Village Dictionary of Donga-Muntang Division, Yaoundé, Cameroon : Office de la reccherche scientifique et technique outre-mer, Section de géographie, 1973.

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)

Category:Cameroon