User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Senegal

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Cities In Senegal at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Industries In Senegal at WorldAtlas
 * Cities in Senegal at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Senegal at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Senegal at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Senegal at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Senegal at Places in the world
 * List of Senegal Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Senegal at WorldAtlas
 * National Archives of Senegal at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Senegal at Wikipedia
 * Population of Cities in Senegal 2023 at World Population Review
 * Religion in Senegal at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In Senegal at WorldAtlas
 * Rivers of Senegal at Wikipedia
 * Senegal - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Senegal Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Senegal Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Senegal Gazetteer at en.ostranah.ru
 * Senegal : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1965
 * Senegal: Regions, Departments, Cities, Urban Communes at City Population
 * Universities in Senegal at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Gazetteer of Senegal : 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., 1990

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)