User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Solomon Islands

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Industries In The Solomon Islands at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Islands In The Solomon Islands Archipelago at WorldAtlas
 * Cities, towns and villages in Solomon Islands at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Solomon Islands at Wikipedia
 * Facts and figures about Solomon Islands at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Solomon Islands at Places in the world
 * List of Solomon Islands Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Solomon Islands at WorldAtlas
 * Outline of Solomon Islands at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Solomon Islands at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In The Solomon Islands at WorldAtlas
 * Solomon Islands - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Solomon Islands Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Solomon Islands Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Solomon Islands: Provinces, Urban Centers & Urban Area at City Population
 * Solomon Islands: Provinces, Wards and Urban Centers - Population at City Population

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Solomon Islands gazetteer : a list of place names in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate British Solomon Islands Lands and Surveys Department, British Solomon Islands Protectorate, Lands and Surveys Dept., Honiara, 1969
 * Southwest Pacific : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, Washington, D.C. : U.S. Office of Geography, 1957

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)