User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Türkiye

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places - Türkiye
 * FamilySearch Places - Ottoman Empire
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Administrative divisions of Turkey at Wikipedia
 * Biggest Cities In Turkey at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Industries In Turkey at WorldAtlas
 * Demographics of Turkey at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Turkey at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Turkey at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Turkey at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer of Turkey : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names Charles L. Burgett, Washington, D.C. : Defense Mapping Agency, 1984
 * High schools in Turkey at Wikipedia
 * Largest cities and towns in Turkey at Wikipedia
 * List of all town's in Turkey with Latitude and Longitude at Geokeo
 * List of Turkey (Türkiye) Locations at GeoNames
 * List of Turkish place names at Wikipedia
 * Maps Of Turkey at WorldAtlas
 * Mountains in Turkey at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Turkey at Wikipedia
 * Place name changes in Turkey at Wikipedia
 * Populated places in Turkey at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Turkey at Wikipedia
 * Turkey (Türkiye) Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Turkey : official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1960
 * Turkey: Provinces, Districts, Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods at City Population
 * Universities in Turkey at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Armenians in Ottoman Turkey, 1914 : a geographic and demographic gazetteer Sarkis Y. Karayan, London, England : Gomidas Institute, 2018
 * Turquie : index des localites = Turkey : index of place names De Rouck, De Rouck, Bruxelles, 1989

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)