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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Active volcanoes in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Biggest Cities In The Philippines at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Industries In The Philippines at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Islands Of The Philippines at WorldAtlas
 * Cities and municipalities in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Cities in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Cities of the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * City and municipality nicknames in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Colleges and universities in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Philippines at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Philippines at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Philippines at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer of the Philippines : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names, Vol 1 U.S. Board on Geographic Names, Washington, D.C. : Defense Mapping Agency, 1989
 * Gazetteer of the Philippines : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names, Vol 2 U.S. Board on Geographic Names, Washington, D.C. : Defense Mapping Agency, 1989
 * Largest Lakes In The Philippines at WorldAtlas
 * List of Philippines Locations at GeoNames
 * Longest Rivers In The Philippines at WorldAtlas
 * Maps Of The Philippines at WorldAtlas
 * Metropolitan areas in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Mountains in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Municipalities of the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * National Archives of the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Outline of the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Philippines Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Philippines Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Philippines: Regions, Provinces, Cities, Municipalities, Urban at City Population
 * Proposed cities in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Provinces of the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Regions of the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Religion in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In The Philippines at WorldAtlas
 * Renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Rivers of the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * State schools, colleges and universities in the Philippines at Wikipedia
 * Tallest Mountains In The Philippines at WorldAtlas
 * The 17 Administrative Regions Of The Philippines at WorldAtlas

Print Only Gazetteers

 * A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America, with maps, charts and illustrations Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969
 * Gazetteer to maps of the Philippine Islands : map series AMS S401 United States Board on Geographical Names, Army Map Service, Washington, 1944
 * Listing of cities, municipalities, municipal districts Philippines. National Census and Statistics Office, Manila, Philippines : National Census and Statistics Office, 1974
 * Philippine Islands : official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States, United States Board on Geographic Names, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C., 1953
 * Preliminary gazetteer Philippine Islands : official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names AUTHOR, The Dept, Washington, D.C., 1953

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)