User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Rwanda

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Cities In Rwanda at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Industries In Rwanda at WorldAtlas
 * Cities in Rwanda at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Rwanda at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Rwanda at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Rwanda at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Rwanda at Places in the world
 * List of Rwanda Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Rwanda at WorldAtlas
 * National Archives of Rwanda at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Rwanda at Wikipedia
 * Population of Cities in Rwanda 2023 at World Population Review
 * Religion in Rwanda at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In Rwanda at WorldAtlas
 * Rivers of Rwanda at Wikipedia
 * Rwanda - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Rwanda Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Rwanda Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Rwanda : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1964
 * Rwanda: Provinces, Districts, Cities, Urban Localities - Population at City Population
 * Schools in Rwanda at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Rwanda at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Area handbook for Rwanda Richard F. Nyrop, FamilySearch International, 1969
 * Gazetteer of Rwanda : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Defense Mapping Agency, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington, D.C., 1995

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)