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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * British East Africa : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1955
 * Tanzania : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1965
 * Zanzibar : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1964
 * Tanzania National Archives at Wikipedia
 * Tanzania Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Tanzania: Regions, Districts, Wards, Cities and Urban Localities at City Population
 * Tanzania: Zanzibar (Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics at City Population
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Tanzania, United Rep. of at FallingRain
 * List of Tanzania Locations at GeoNames
 * Facts and figures about Tanzania at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Tanzania at Places in the world
 * Cities in Tanzania at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Tanzania at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Tanzania at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Tanzania at Wikipedia
 * Rivers of Tanzania at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Tanzania at Wikipedia
 * Universities and colleges in Tanzania at Wikipedia
 * Maps Of Tanzania at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Cities In Tanzania at WorldAtlas
 * Religious Beliefs In Tanzania at WorldAtlas
 * Biggest Industries In Tanzania at WorldAtlas
 * Tanzania Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Tanzania - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Atlas of Tanzania Tanzania, The Division, Dar es Salaam, 1976
 * First list of names in Tanganyika territory Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use, India : Pravana Books, 1926
 * Gazetteer to 1/1,000,000 map of the Tanganyika Territory Tanganyika Survey Division, Printed by the Government Printer, Dar es Salaam, 1942
 * Tanzania gazetteer Tanzania, 1969

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)