Author: Henry Gannett
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0806306572
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a consolidation of two Bulletins of the U.S. Geological Survey. It consists of extensive alphabetical lists of Virginia and West Virginia place names (more than 12,000 altogether) and assists the researcher in pinpointing a particular ancestor in a specific locality. Places listed include post villages, towns, counties, mountains, rivers, and other notable topographical features. Most places are identified in relation to a county, and are thereupon described with even greater detail and refinement.
Author: Eva H. Dodsworth
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2018-09-22
Total Pages: 491
ISBN-13: 1538100843
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The interdisciplinary uses of traditional cartographic resources and modern GIS tools allow for the analysis and discovery of information across a wide spectrum of fields. A Research Guide to Cartographic Resources navigates the numerous American and Canadian cartographic resources available in print and online, offering researchers, academics and students with information on how to locate and access the large variety of resources, new and old. Dozens of different cartographic materials are highlighted and summarized, along with lists of map libraries and geospatial centers, and related professional associations. A Research Guide to Cartographic Resources consists of 18 chapters, two appendices, and a detailed index that includes place names, and libraries, structured in a manner consistent with most reference guides, including cartographic categories such as atlases, dictionaries, gazetteers, handbooks, maps, plans, GIS data and other related material. Almost all of the resources listed in this guide are categorized by geography down to the county level, making efficient work of the type of material required to meet the information needs of those interested in researching place-specific cartographic-related resources. Additionally, this guide will help those interested in not only developing a comprehensive collection in these subject areas, but get an understanding of what materials are being collected and housed in specific map libraries, geospatial centers and their related websites. Of particular value are the sections that offer directories of cartographic and GIS libraries, as well as comprehensive lists of geospatial datasets down to the county level. This volume combines the traditional and historical collections of cartography with the modern applications of GIS-based maps and geospatial datasets.
Author: Saul Bernard Cohen
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 4454
ISBN-13: 9780231145541
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A geographical encyclopedia of world place names contains alphabetized entries with detailed statistics on location, name pronunciation, topography, history, and economic and cultural points of interest.
Author: Henry Gannett
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781596410121
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory used in conjunction with a map or atlas that can provide detailed information about dates, locations, settlements, county boundaries, population, and more. For the historical or genealogical researcher, they are especially useful when attempting to locate an ancestor or an event in a given location 200 years prior, but that named location is no longer shown on maps or in recent literature. This work contains an extensive list, arranged alphabetically, of West Virginia place names including villages, towns, cities, counties, post villages, rivers, creeks, tributaries, mountains, and other topographical information.
Author: William Harrison De Puy
Publisher:
Published: 1899
Total Pages: 832
ISBN-13:
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