User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Malta

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Industries In Malta at WorldAtlas
 * Cities in Malta at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Malta at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Malta at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Malta at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Malta at Places in the world
 * List of Malta Locations at GeoNames
 * Local councils of Malta at Wikipedia
 * Localities in Malta at Wikipedia
 * Malta - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Malta Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Malta: Islands, Districts, Localities - Population Statistics in Maps at City Population
 * Malta; official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States, Washington, 1971
 * Maps Of Malta at WorldAtlas
 * National Archives of Malta at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Malta at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Malta at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In Malta at WorldAtlas
 * Schools in Malta at Wikipedia
 * See Malta & Gozo : a complete guide with maps and gazetteer Inge Severin, London : Format Books, 1979
 * Universities in Malta at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Cyprus, Malta, and Gibraltar : official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Central Intelligence Agency, Congressional Information Service, United States Department of the Interior Division of Geography, Congressional Information Service, Washington, D.C., 1987
 * Malta : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States, United States Office of Geography, Washington, 1971
 * See Malta & Gozo : a complete guide with maps and gazetteer Inge Severin, Format Books, London, 1984

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)