User:Mrob84084/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Mauritius

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Islands In Mauritius at WorldAtlas
 * Demographics of Mauritius at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Mauritius at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Mauritius at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Mauritius at Places in the world
 * Indian Ocean: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1957
 * List of Mauritius Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Mauritius at WorldAtlas
 * Mauritius - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Mauritius Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Mauritius: Districts, Cities, Village Council Areas - Population at City Population
 * Mauritius Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * National Archives of Mauritius at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Mauritius at Wikipedia
 * Places in Mauritius at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Mauritius at Wikipedia
 * Rivers of Mauritius at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Mauritius at Wikipedia
 * Tertiary institutions in Mauritius at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * The government gazette of Mauritius Mauritius, Govt. Printer, Port Louis, 1968

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)