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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Place


 * Adam's Directory of Points and Landings on Rivers and Bayous Louis A Adams. Adam's Directory of Points and Landings on Rivers and Bayous in the States of Alabama...Minnesota... New Orleans : W. L. Murray 1877

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Minnesota places : now and then Mary Bakeman and Ed Wehling. Minnesota Places: Now and Then. Saint Paul, Minnesota : Minnesota Geneal. Society, ©1991
 * German place names in Minnesota = Deutsche Ortsnamen in Minnesota La Vern J. Rippley, Rainer H. Schmeissner. German Place Names in Minnesota = Deutsche Ortsnamen in Minnesota. Northfield, Minnesota : St. Olaf College, c1989
 * Minnesota geographic names : their origin and historic significance Warren Upham. Minnesota Geographic Names : Their Origin and Historic Significance. Publications of the Minnesota Historical Society
 * Gazetteer of Minnesota railroad towns, 1861-1997 Hudson Leighton. Gazetteer of Minnesota railroad towns, 1861-1997
 * Minnesota Atlas and Gazetteer DeLorme Mapping Company. Minnesota Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine : DeLorme Mapping Co., c1990

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 state 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)