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From: "J. O'Neall" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] County names
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 09:19:21 +0200
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In-Reply-To: <3B25A17F.C49AE354@centurytel.net>


A good web site is the USGS National Mapping Information at

http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form

If it's not in their data base, it's not in the USA. Btw, it helps to
know that the "Feature Type" for a town or city is a "Populated place".

Hope this helps -- John

At 21:58 11/06/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi!
>I purchased a book title Map Guide to the U. S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920.
>It has in it each states and the years of each county. I have found it
>helpful and I have found it in libraries. You might try it.
>Lois
>
>Dennis L. Bright wrote:
>
> > Steve, try this one.
> > U. S. Town/County Database on rootsweb
> > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
> >
> > Regards
> > Dennis L. Bright
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 3:56 PM
> > Subject: [TMG] County names
> >
> > >I realize this question is a little out of the normal questions for this
> > web
> > >site but I have a problem in finding county names for various cities and
> > town
> > >throughout the US. Does anyone know of a book or web site where one can
> > turn
> > >to and locate a city and also see the county that the city is located in?
> > I
> > >have been using an Atlas but the counties are so poorly marked and often
> > the
> > >lage cities don't even show a county. Thanks Steve
> > >
> > >

--
John O'Neall
Genas, France
Web site "Quaker O'Nealls and Friends":
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~joneall/

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