The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast RLP 87: Using Gazetteers in Research
Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about how to find and use gazetteers in your genealogy research. Diana and Nicole discuss how to locate them using the FamilySearch Wiki, Google, and library catalogs, and what kind of helpful information they contain. They share several examples of helpful gazetteers, including Meyers Gazetteer for Germany, the U.S. Geographic Name Information System, Names in South Carolina, and more.
Links
Gazetteers - article at the FamilySearch Wiki
FamilySearch Catalog list of Gazetteers
The Fuzzy Gazetteer - allows you to find place names without knowing how to spell them
GNIS - Geographic Names Information System by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names
Darby's Universal gazetteer - published in 1827, digitized at Hathitrust
Meyer's Gazetteer for German research - an online searchable version of the well-known Meyer's Gazetteer complete with historical maps. Read more here: How to Use meyersgaz.org.
"A la Karte: Borders, Maps and Gazetteers for German Genealogists," Webinar by James M. Beidler, Nov 2019, at Familytreewebinars.com
Jewish Gen Gazetteer - includes the names of one million localities in 54 countries in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World - digitized at Google Books, Published 1902 in Philadelphia by the J.B. Lippincott Company
Elizabeth Shown Mills - Context: A Powerful Tool for Problem-Solving - NGS 2019 lecture, available for purchase
Names in South Carolina - volumes 1-12 digitized and searchable at the University of South Carolina, University Libraries
Study Group - more information and email list
Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com
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