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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Cities In Niger at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Industries In Niger at WorldAtlas
 * Cities in Niger at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Niger at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Niger at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Niger at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Niger at Places in the world
 * List of Niger Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Niger at WorldAtlas
 * Niger - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Niger Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Niger Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Niger: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1966
 * Niger: Regions, Departments, Communes, Cities, Localities at City Population
 * Outline of Niger at Wikipedia
 * Populated places in Nigeria at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Niger at Wikipedia
 * Rivers of Niger at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Niger at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * National gazetteer of place names Nigeria National Population Bureau Demographic Division, National Population Bureau, Demographic Division, Lagos, Nigeria, 1985

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)