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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * A gazetteer of the territories under the government of the East-India Company and of the native states on the continent of India, Vol. 1 Edward Thornton, FamilySearch International, 1972
 * A gazetteer of the territories under the government of the East-India Company and of the native states on the continent of India, Vol. 2 Edward Thornton, FamilySearch International, 1972
 * A gazetteer of the territories under the government of the East-India Company and of the native states on the continent of India; v. 03 Edward Thornton, FamilySearch International, 1972
 * A gazetteer of the territories under the government of the East-India Company and of the native states on the continent of India; v. 04 Edward Thornton, FamilySearch International, 1972
 * Administrative units of Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * Biggest Industries In Pakistan at WorldAtlas
 * Capitals in Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * Churches in Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * Cities in Pakistan by population at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Pakistan at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Pakistan at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Pakistan at Places in the world
 * Largest Cities In Pakistan at WorldAtlas
 * List of Pakistan Locations at GeoNames
 * Longest Rivers In Pakistan at WorldAtlas
 * Maps Of Pakistan at WorldAtlas
 * Mountains in Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * National Archives of Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * Pakistan - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Pakistan Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Pakistan Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Pakistan Google Satellite Map at Maplandia
 * Pakistan : official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International
 * Pakistan: Provinces, Districts, Subdistricts, Cities, Towns at City Population
 * Population of Cities in Pakistan 2023 at World Population Review
 * Provinces Of Pakistan at WorldAtlas
 * Religion in Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * Religion In Pakistan at WorldAtlas
 * Renamed places in Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * Rivers of Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Pakistan at Wikipedia
 * Tallest Mountains In Pakistan at WorldAtlas
 * The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Vol. 4, Ed. 2nd W. W. Hunter, Internet Archive, 1885
 * The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Vol. 6 W. W. Hunter, Internet Archive, 1885
 * The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Vol. 9 W. W. Hunter, Internet Archive, 1885
 * The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Vol.15 W. W. Hunter, Internet Archive, 1885
 * Universities in Pakistan at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Area handbook for Pakistan Richard F. Nyrop, FamilySearch International, 1971
 * Gazetteer of India and Pākistān India, Mountain-Plains Museum Conference Annual Meeting, 1950
 * The Pakistan gazetteer Cosmo Publications, Cosmo Publications, New Delhi, India, 2000

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)