FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks- Neighboring Counties

WikiProject Ohio Wiki Project Ohio Tasks - County Headings, Neighboring Counties

Description
The purpose of this task is to find the neighboring counties surrounding the county.

Instructions
1. Search to see if the county page already has neighboring counties listed under the heading "Places and Localities". If so, continue to step 2. If not, continue to step 3.

2. Open the county page for editing by clicking on the button "Edit this page".


 * a. Click on the word 'Wikitext' in the top left corner of the toolbar.


 * b. Scroll to the heading ===Neighboring Counties===.


 * c. Copy all information under the heading Neighboring Counties, except for the heading itself.


 * d. While still in wikitext, scroll to the top of the page.


 * e. Find the sentence * residents may also have records in Neighboring Counties.


 * f. Type  after the sentence.


 * g. Paste the neighboring county information copied in step "c".


 * h. Go to *Wikipedia. Find the heading "adjacent counties" listed under "Geography".


 * i. Add the geographical information (i.e. north, south, etc.) to the Wiki county page after each county name. See the example below.


 * j. Add the citiation


 * k. Add a summary sentence "Adding neighboring counties to heading box".


 * l. Click on the box "Save Page".

3. Go to Wikipedia Find the heading "adjacent counties" listed under "Geography".


 * a. Copy the names and geographic information about the neighboring counties.


 * b. Open the county page for editing by clicking on the button "Edit this page".


 * c. Click on the word 'Wikitext' in the top left corner of the toolbar.


 * d. Scroll to the heading ===Neighboring Counties===.


 * e. Add the information from Wikipedia, putting a  after each county name.
 * f. Link each county name to the correct county Wiki page by:
 * 1. Type (county name already copied from Wikipedia).
 * 2. Example: Mahoning northeast.


 * g. Add the citiation


 * h. Add a summary sentence "Adding neighboring counties to heading box".


 * i. Click on the box "Save Page".

Example

 * Mahoning County residents may also have records in
 * Columbiana (south)
 * Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (east)
 * Mercer County, Pennsylvania (northesast)
 * Portage (northwest)
 * Stark (southwest)
 * Trumbull (north)