User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazetteers/South Africa

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Population Data: South Africa at Population Data
 * The Dictionary of Southern African Place Names P. E. Raper, Head, Onomastic Research Centre, HSRC
 * List of South Africa Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * List of South Africa Gazetteers at Hathi Trust
 * Concise gazetteer of South Africa at SearchWorks
 * Gazetteer of South Africa : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names at Catalogue for National Library of Australia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Amptelike plekname in die Republiek van Suid-Afrika = Official place names in the Republic of South Africa Nasionale Pleknamekomitee, Republiek van Suid-Afrika, Departement van Nasionale Opvoeding, 1988
 * Amptelike plekname in die Republiek van Suid-Afrika en in Suidwes-Afrika - Official place names in the Republic of South Africa and in South-West Africa Place Names Committee. Republic of South Africa. Department of National Education, Pretoria, South Africa : Die Staatsdrukker, 1978
 * The Church of South Africa Anglican by towns, parishes, archdeaconry, diocese Edward Rodney Van Gass, Salt Lake City, Utah : Ednan, 1988
 * The Methodist Church of South Africa and districts and towns Edward Rodney Van Gass, Salt Lake City, Utah : Ednan, 1988
 * Reader's Digest atlas of southern Africa Reader's Digest Association South Africa, Reader's Digest Association South Africa, 1984
 * Reader's Digest southern Africa Reader's Digest Association South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa : Reader's Digest Association South Africa, 1982
 * South Africa : official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names; v. 01 United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1954
 * South Africa : official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names; v. 02 United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1954

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)