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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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+2
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1
answer
196
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Can a location field or location data be corrected?
asked
Aug 26, 2019
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Raewyn Vincent
G2G6 Mach 7
(
78.1k
points)
wales
place_names
+4
votes
2
answers
183
views
Proper Ohio Location Choices in Early 1800s
asked
Aug 1, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Diane Hildebrandt
G2G6 Pilot
(
110k
points)
place_names
ohio
birth
data_doctors
+9
votes
1
answer
290
views
Another amusing location error generated by auto-complete: "New England, Hettinger, North Dakota"
asked
Jul 29, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
(
1.5m
points)
new_england
place_names
data_doctors
locations
north_dakota
+3
votes
1
answer
118
views
Proper Location Citation for 1836 NM Record?
asked
Jul 28, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Steve Archuleta
G2G6
(
8.8k
points)
republic_of_mexico
new_mexico
place_names
+2
votes
1
answer
156
views
where did luke dillon come from
asked
Jul 22, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
anonymous
dillon
ireland
place_names
+9
votes
3
answers
146
views
Solving the Picardy Puzzle
asked
Jul 18, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Jack Day
G2G6 Pilot
(
465k
points)
gedcom
challenges
place_names
+4
votes
1
answer
179
views
Question regarding the creation of proper Place Name Categories and the language to use.
asked
Jul 13, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Mike Guzzetta
G2G6 Mach 4
(
46.5k
points)
categorization
place_names
language
+6
votes
5
answers
531
views
What is the correct contemporary name for Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, for a birth ca. 1800?
asked
Jul 4, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Susan Anderson
G2G6 Pilot
(
121k
points)
united_kingdom
england
devon
place_names
+3
votes
1
answer
132
views
What is the correct location for places in Dorset
asked
Jul 1, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Michael Crawford-Butler
G2G6
(
8.7k
points)
categorization
dorset
place_names
+2
votes
2
answers
177
views
UK, GB, Brit., England & when?
asked
Jun 29, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Susan Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
660k
points)
england
post_2015
place_names
+5
votes
0
answers
565
views
Structure Announcement for Mauritius Location Categories
asked
Jun 24, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Natalie Trott
G2G Astronaut
(
1.4m
points)
categorization
project_leaders
mauritius
place_names
regional_structure
+15
votes
3
answers
152
views
Proposal for Mauritius Regional Categories - Last Call
asked
Jun 17, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Natalie Trott
G2G Astronaut
(
1.4m
points)
categorization
project_leaders
mauritius
regional_structure
place_names
+13
votes
12
answers
942
views
least-worst anachronistic place syntax policy?
asked
Jun 14, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Isaac Taylor
G2G6 Mach 1
(
10.1k
points)
place_names
data_doctors
pre-1700
+3
votes
7
answers
300
views
Would welcome comments of this place name.
asked
Jun 14, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
C. Mackinnon
G2G6 Pilot
(
337k
points)
russia
euroaristo
place_names
+11
votes
2
answers
296
views
Finalized Plan for the Zambia Regional Structure - Last Call
asked
Jun 13, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Andrew Field
G2G6 Mach 3
(
37.0k
points)
categorization
regional_structure
place_names
zambia
northern_rhodesia
federation_of_rhodesia_&_nyasaland
+7
votes
1
answer
182
views
The people behind the street names in Weetangera - now on Wikitree
asked
Jun 8, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Clare Spring
G2G6 Mach 7
(
77.1k
points)
australia
place_names
categorization
notables
black_sheep
+4
votes
5
answers
308
views
Using Unknown in the Death Location Field
asked
Jun 5, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
LJ Russell
G2G6 Pilot
(
219k
points)
place_names
data_doctors
+10
votes
0
answers
237
views
Proposal for Mauritius Regional Categories
asked
Jun 4, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Natalie Trott
G2G Astronaut
(
1.4m
points)
mauritius
categorization
project_leaders
regional_structure
place_names
+4
votes
1
answer
191
views
Any Kentucky location experts? Is it Ruddels Mills or Ruddles Mills?
asked
May 29, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Natalie Trott
G2G Astronaut
(
1.4m
points)
kentucky
categorization
place_names
+9
votes
3
answers
144
views
Proposal: Zambia Regional Structure
asked
May 29, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Andrew Field
G2G6 Mach 3
(
37.0k
points)
categorization
regional_structure
place_names
zambia
northern_rhodesia
federation_of_rhodesia_&_nyasaland
+3
votes
1
answer
120
views
Any way to get incorrect places removed from suggestion list?
asked
May 19, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
G Gaffin
G2G4
(
4.1k
points)
massachusetts
place_names
+6
votes
3
answers
204
views
North American Place names over time
asked
May 10, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Peter Geary
G2G6 Mach 5
(
53.5k
points)
place_names
+27
votes
2
answers
318
views
Clarification of "USA too early" errors
asked
Apr 18, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Amelia Utting
G2G6 Pilot
(
209k
points)
data_doctors
place_names
errors
+8
votes
5
answers
557
views
Why is content of Dutch province categories removed?
asked
Apr 7, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Living Terink
G2G6 Pilot
(
300k
points)
categorization
place_names
leaders
+3
votes
1
answer
298
views
place name suggestions are improved, need a tweak or two
asked
Apr 1, 2019
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Danielle Liard
G2G6 Pilot
(
672k
points)
place_names
locations
sysops
quebec
quebecois
+6
votes
6
answers
370
views
Can anyone decipher the place name written here?
asked
Mar 29, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Melanie Paul
G2G6 Pilot
(
424k
points)
handwriting
ireland
place_names
irish_roots
+3
votes
1
answer
189
views
Has the ability to turn off location suggestions been lost?
asked
Mar 22, 2019
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Helmut Jungschaffer
G2G6 Pilot
(
608k
points)
place_names
locations
automatic_place_name_suggestions
+5
votes
4
answers
283
views
Time-sensitive geography
asked
Mar 7, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Gerry Hagberg
G2G6 Mach 1
(
18.0k
points)
sweden
place_names
+8
votes
1
answer
196
views
Are these locations okay to use for Monroe County, (West) Virginia before 1870s?
asked
Mar 5, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Pat Credit
G2G6 Pilot
(
186k
points)
virginia
west_virginia
us_history
place_names
+4
votes
2
answers
202
views
NZ sticker showing as red category but is does exist
asked
Mar 4, 2019
in
WikiTree Help
by
Kylie Fowler
G2G6 Mach 3
(
31.5k
points)
stickers
new_zealand
categorization
place_names
rotorua
bay_of_plenty
+7
votes
5
answers
516
views
Traps for young players
asked
Feb 24, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Robert Judd
G2G6 Pilot
(
135k
points)
place_names
names
+6
votes
1
answer
140
views
Can we turn off the place name suggestions for GEDCOM additions?
asked
Feb 18, 2019
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Helmut Jungschaffer
G2G6 Pilot
(
608k
points)
place_names
locations
automatic_place_name_suggestions
+3
votes
1
answer
117
views
Prince Leonard of Hutt River Province has died
asked
Feb 13, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Deborah Talbot
G2G6 Mach 7
(
71.2k
points)
hutt_river_province
place_names
+4
votes
1
answer
139
views
Location fields not using autofill anymore
asked
Feb 9, 2019
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Nick Andreola
G2G6 Mach 8
(
89.4k
points)
place_names
+5
votes
4
answers
412
views
Cities and Counties
asked
Feb 9, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Jerry Dolman
G2G6 Pilot
(
182k
points)
cities
counties
locations
place_names
united_states
procedures
+3
votes
6
answers
392
views
Where was the "Province of Schleswick" in 1844?
asked
Feb 9, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Melanie Paul
G2G6 Pilot
(
424k
points)
germany
german_roots
denmark
naming_conventions
danish_roots
place_names
+6
votes
4
answers
233
views
Help with Scottish placenames, please.
asked
Feb 6, 2019
in
WikiTree Help
by
Melanie Paul
G2G6 Pilot
(
424k
points)
scotland
place_names
shetland_islands
shetland
+3
votes
2
answers
301
views
Handwriting interpretation needed
asked
Jan 29, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Gaile Connolly
G2G Astronaut
(
1.2m
points)
handwriting
austria
place_names
0
votes
3
answers
198
views
Decipher this census record
asked
Jan 24, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Jo Gill
G2G6 Pilot
(
168k
points)
handwriting
birth
place_names
+8
votes
3
answers
280
views
Need Advice on What to Enter in the Death Place Field..It's Tricky
asked
Jan 15, 2019
in
WikiTree Help
by
Deb Durham
G2G Astronaut
(
1.1m
points)
style
place_names
policy
+6
votes
1
answer
180
views
Round Hill, Nova Scotia
asked
Jan 10, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Andrew Field
G2G6 Mach 3
(
37.0k
points)
nova_scotia
acadia
categorization
canada
place_names
+4
votes
2
answers
298
views
Hallan, Sweden?
asked
Dec 17, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Greg Slade
G2G6 Pilot
(
686k
points)
sweden
sources
anderson
hallan
halland
place_names
+4
votes
1
answer
127
views
How to correct Irish place name category: Ballynasaggart, Tyrone
asked
Dec 15, 2018
in
WikiTree Help
by
Alison Kilpatrick
G2G5
(
5.6k
points)
county_tyrone
categorization
place_names
ireland
+12
votes
1
answer
173
views
Adding a modern place name field.
asked
Dec 13, 2018
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Fiona McMichael
G2G6 Pilot
(
210k
points)
improvements
place_names
locations
+14
votes
7
answers
635
views
How should I respond when an experienced Wikitree contributor writes a snarky comment about something I have done?
asked
Dec 11, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
Andrew Pratt
G2G Crew
(
700
points)
mentors
place_names
+8
votes
8
answers
250
views
Were there no Counties before July 4 1776?
asked
Dec 5, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Norman Dodge
G2G6 Mach 1
(
15.4k
points)
place_names
us_history
+10
votes
3
answers
223
views
Data Doctoring: Mass find & replace for perennial typo
asked
Dec 5, 2018
in
WikiTree Help
by
Brian McCullough
G2G4
(
4.4k
points)
data_doctors
data_validation
place_names
+8
votes
4
answers
281
views
Historical "Old" names of States ?
asked
Dec 5, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Rebecca Snider
G2G6 Mach 1
(
16.2k
points)
place_names
us_history
+10
votes
2
answers
295
views
Regional Categories vs Location Field
asked
Nov 30, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Steven Harris
G2G6 Pilot
(
756k
points)
categorization
place_names
projects
+9
votes
2
answers
476
views
Why did Province of Maryland change to Maryland Colony in Style Guide?
asked
Nov 19, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
William Foster
G2G6 Pilot
(
122k
points)
maryland
place_names
southern_colonies
naming_conventions
pre-1776
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