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Recent questions tagged place_names
Recent questions tagged place_names
For discussions of what to call a place ("naming_conventions" tag is for discussions of correct LNAB).
For the main WikiTree index, see
PLACE_NAMES genealogy
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+6
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2
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62
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Ancestors were born in Maine in 1700s before Maine was a state so how should birthplace be entered?
asked
11 hours
ago
in
Policy and Style
by
Marilyn Brown
G2G Crew
(
510
points)
maine
massachusetts
place_names
+5
votes
1
answer
98
views
Is the start date correct for United States in the Location Occurrence Table?
asked
4 days
ago
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Tommy Buch
G2G Astronaut
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1.9m
points)
united_states
place_names
ales
+6
votes
1
answer
92
views
Has Place Suggestions (from Family Search) stopped working?
asked
5 days
ago
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Helena Dalroth
G2G1
(
1.8k
points)
locations
place_names
family_search
+7
votes
0
answers
98
views
Should I include the hospital in location fields when applicable and known?
asked
Apr 21
in
Policy and Style
by
Tessa Bradley
G2G5
(
5.3k
points)
locations
location_fields
data_fields
place_names
drop-down_lists
hospitals
+3
votes
1
answer
80
views
Can someone please create a new category?
asked
Apr 17
in
WikiTree Help
by
Audrey Martin
G2G6 Mach 2
(
26.9k
points)
categorization
alaska
place_names
cemeteries
+15
votes
3
answers
352
views
Change USA to United States by BOT?
asked
Apr 12
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
213k
points)
united_states
bots
editbot
place_names
+22
votes
6
answers
298
views
People being placed incorrectly in placename categories
asked
Apr 6
in
The Tree House
by
Kristin Merritt
G2G6 Mach 3
(
32.7k
points)
categorization
place_names
united_states
usbh
+7
votes
1
answer
538
views
Structure Announcement for Kenyan Location Categories
asked
Apr 4
in
Policy and Style
by
Eric Bain
G2G6 Mach 7
(
71.1k
points)
categorization
project_leaders
place_names
regional_structure
global
+4
votes
1
answer
142
views
What is the appropriate name for Leidringen, Württemberg during the 18th century
asked
Mar 16
in
The Tree House
by
Mark Johnson
G2G Crew
(
950
points)
germany
wurttemberg
18th-century
place_names
+3
votes
1
answer
137
views
How to catagorize Clausthal profiles
asked
Mar 2
in
Policy and Style
by
Mike Schindler
G2G6 Mach 2
(
20.7k
points)
categorization
germany
place_names
+10
votes
4
answers
263
views
Is there a source that tells what cities, such as Lindau, Salzburg, were in what countries from 1675-1725?
asked
Jan 30
in
WikiTree Help
by
Helen Rice
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.3k
points)
georgia
southern_colonies
germany
austria
switzerland
place_names
+10
votes
7
answers
350
views
What is the correct way to indicate USA, United States or ??
asked
Jan 26
in
Policy and Style
by
Margaret Ferrick
G2G6 Mach 1
(
13.2k
points)
united_states
place_names
+3
votes
1
answer
118
views
Place name issue: "Germantown" in New York state
asked
Nov 25, 2023
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
(
1.5m
points)
new_york
place_names
drop-down_lists
+2
votes
3
answers
147
views
Location of relatives
asked
Nov 1, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Richard Fuggle
G2G5
(
5.2k
points)
united_kingdom
registration_districts
place_names
+7
votes
2
answers
215
views
Can anyone tell me what Pant, Cornwall is short for, I live in Oz can't find it online
asked
Oct 27, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Vicki Heneker
G2G6 Mach 1
(
10.8k
points)
england
cornwall
place_names
+9
votes
2
answers
188
views
Can we settle on the place name for Ninety-Six District in South Carolina?
asked
Oct 23, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
T Stanton
G2G6 Pilot
(
374k
points)
categorization
united_states
south_carolina
drop-down_lists
place_names
+3
votes
1
answer
55
views
Category for Waltertown, Georgia
asked
Oct 6, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Cossy Ksander
G2G6 Mach 2
(
26.1k
points)
categorization
georgia
place_names
+16
votes
5
answers
770
views
Location names and drop down box
asked
Sep 19, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Kathy Zipperer
G2G6 Pilot
(
475k
points)
drop-down_lists
data_doctors
place_names
style
sources
+3
votes
1
answer
164
views
Need correct location field for 1870's Poland location.
asked
Sep 13, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Michael Kerstetter
G2G6
(
9.2k
points)
poland
europe
place_names
+5
votes
1
answer
142
views
More practical to allow Co for county + Twp for Township to avoid conflation of namesake cities in same area?
asked
Sep 8, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Living Finley
G2G6
(
8.3k
points)
place_names
drop-down_lists
+8
votes
3
answers
175
views
Should locations be listed in the state they are currently located in, or where they were at the time?
asked
Aug 17, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Jerry Finnegan
G2G4
(
4.7k
points)
maine
place_names
+12
votes
2
answers
192
views
What's in a name ... a place name, that is?
asked
Aug 4, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Gaile Connolly
G2G Astronaut
(
1.2m
points)
locations
lithuania
jewish_roots
categorization
language
place_names
+6
votes
2
answers
201
views
Place standards in Kentucky prior to statehood
asked
Jul 30, 2023
in
WikiTree Tech
by
L A Banta
G2G6 Mach 2
(
27.4k
points)
kentucky
united_states
place_names
drop-down_lists
+10
votes
4
answers
397
views
Wondering about project-specific location guidelines
asked
Jul 21, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Liz Shifflett
G2G6 Pilot
(
633k
points)
place_names
locations
policy
style
project_leaders
+4
votes
1
answer
227
views
Drop Down placename menu request
asked
Jul 19, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Lorraine O'Dell
G2G6 Mach 4
(
42.1k
points)
drop-down_lists
place_names
data_doctors
+1
vote
0
answers
80
views
How to categorize (1870) Ripley, Bond, Illinois
asked
Jul 16, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Roger Swinehart
G2G5
(
5.1k
points)
categorization
illinois
place_names
+7
votes
4
answers
185
views
Oudega, Friesland covers 3 different places
asked
Jul 12, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Klaas Jansen
G2G6 Mach 4
(
41.8k
points)
nederland
place_names
netherlands
dutch_roots
friesland
+9
votes
2
answers
196
views
not a question, but wanted to share a bit of news from Wales about place names
asked
Jun 25, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Liz Shifflett
G2G6 Pilot
(
633k
points)
wales
place_names
brecon_beacons
welsh
+5
votes
9
answers
907
views
Is it me or is this bonkers
asked
May 31, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Derek Allen
G2G6 Mach 2
(
22.1k
points)
place_names
australia
+13
votes
3
answers
303
views
How do we get the drop-down placename menu for the Massachusetts Bay Colony fixed?
asked
May 30, 2023
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Bobbie Hall
G2G6 Pilot
(
347k
points)
massachusetts
drop-down_lists
place_names
wikitree_browser_extension
+2
votes
1
answer
127
views
Missing a category in Illinois: Southport in Peoria County
asked
May 30, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
213k
points)
illinois
peoria
categorization
place_names
+8
votes
0
answers
100
views
Finding Dates for USA Places
asked
May 29, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
213k
points)
resources
dates
place_names
+6
votes
1
answer
219
views
Can the modern province names for South Africa be corrected?
asked
May 28, 2023
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Deirdre Byrne
G2G1
(
2.0k
points)
place_names
south_africa
+3
votes
1
answer
88
views
Need location category for McBean, Georgia
asked
May 15, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Amy Johnson
G2G6 Mach 5
(
58.7k
points)
categorization
place_names
+6
votes
1
answer
273
views
Correct place name for Modern Mumbai
asked
May 6, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Katrina Lawson
G2G6 Mach 4
(
49.0k
points)
locations
place_names
india
+7
votes
1
answer
262
views
How do you deal with a condominium in the location name field?
asked
May 5, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
L. König
G2G6 Mach 2
(
28.6k
points)
germany
german_roots
place_names
style
location_fields
+3
votes
1
answer
286
views
Has anybody heard of Grassy Flats, New York?
asked
Apr 28, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Lorraine O'Dell
G2G6 Mach 4
(
42.1k
points)
new_york
place_names
+3
votes
1
answer
150
views
Should New Jersey have the county added to location categories?
asked
Apr 27, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Nancy Wilson
G2G6 Pilot
(
147k
points)
location
categorization
new_jersey
place_names
+17
votes
2
answers
209
views
Do you pay attention to what country you are listing on Profiles
asked
Apr 8, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Keith Mann Spencer
G2G6 Mach 3
(
31.4k
points)
western_europe
border_changing
place_names
+4
votes
1
answer
138
views
Category Needed: Machen, Georgia
asked
Apr 5, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
213k
points)
categorization
cemeteries
georgia
place_names
+8
votes
4
answers
332
views
Is "Turtle Island" an acceptable location name?
asked
Feb 14, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Murray Maloney
G2G6 Mach 3
(
38.8k
points)
native_americans
first_peoples
place_names
+3
votes
1
answer
116
views
Show places in GEDCOMpare
asked
Feb 7, 2023
in
WikiTree Tech
by
anonymous
G2G1
(
1.5k
points)
gedcompare
place_names
+4
votes
0
answers
151
views
need help figuring out correct location for this man
asked
Feb 6, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Danielle Liard
G2G6 Pilot
(
661k
points)
france
place_names
research_assistance
quebecois
+11
votes
2
answers
222
views
Ireland Research Resources
asked
Jan 28, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Beth Golden
G2G6 Mach 2
(
26.5k
points)
ireland
research
huguenot
place_names
surnames
census
+12
votes
1
answer
227
views
Best map tool ever? and with a taste of Genealogy research too!
asked
Jan 17, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Michael Stills
G2G6 Pilot
(
528k
points)
wt_apps
maps
place_names
county
+4
votes
1
answer
206
views
I need help with German place names.
asked
Jan 16, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kim Kolk
G2G6 Mach 2
(
25.8k
points)
german
place_names
germany
locations
+5
votes
1
answer
235
views
Surname search, Include a location
asked
Dec 29, 2022
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Ben Molesworth
G2G6 Pilot
(
162k
points)
improvements
surnames
searches
place_names
+36
votes
4
answers
503
views
Begging on Bended Knee
asked
Dec 22, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Carole Bannes
G2G6 Mach 5
(
52.9k
points)
place_names
abbreviations
+6
votes
1
answer
202
views
Pioneers need a new Death Place name
asked
Nov 12, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Jo Gill
G2G6 Pilot
(
167k
points)
lds
place_names
locations
+6
votes
1
answer
169
views
New Irish townland category
asked
Nov 3, 2022
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Alison Kilpatrick
G2G5
(
5.6k
points)
categorization
ireland
place_names
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