User:Mrob84084/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Malaysia

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org


 * Biggest Cities In Malaysia at WorldAtlas
 * British Borneo, Singapore, and Malaya : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1955
 * Cities and towns in Malaysia by population at Wikipedia
 * Cities in Malaysia at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Malaysia at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Malaysia at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Malaysia at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Malaysia at Places in the world
 * List of Malaysia Locations at GeoNames
 * Malaysia - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Malaysia Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Malaysia Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Malaysia: States, Districts, Mukims, Cities, Urban Aras, Conurbations at City Population
 * Maps Of Malaysia at WorldAtlas
 * Mountain ranges in Malaysia at Wikipedia
 * National Archives of Malaysia at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Malaysia at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Malaysia at Wikipedia
 * Rivers of Malaysia at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Malaysia at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Malaysia at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States, United States Board on Geographic Names, Geographic Names Division, Washington, D.C., 1971

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)