User:Mrob84084/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Jordan

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Cities In Jordan at WorldAtlas
 * Cities in Jordan at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Jordan at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Jordan at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Jordan at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Jordan at Places in the world
 * Highest Mountains In Jordan at WorldAtlas
 * Jordan - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Jordan Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Jordan Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Jordan: Governorates, Districts, Cities, Localities - Population at City Population
 * Jordan: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1955
 * Jordan, official standard names: approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States. Geographic Names Division, United States. Office of Geography, 1971
 * List of Jordan Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Jordan at WorldAtlas
 * NIS Gazetteer - Jordan at Web.Archive.org
 * Outline of Jordan at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Jordan at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In Jordan at WorldAtlas
 * Rivers of Jordan at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Jordan at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Jordan at Wikipedia

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)