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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).
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PLACE_NAMES genealogy
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4
answers
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Proper reference for a free imperial city of the HRE in 1665
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2 days
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in
Genealogy Help
by
Gus Gassmann
G2G6 Mach 5
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53.1k
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place_names
germany
17th_century
+5
votes
0
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103
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Anyone else getting "United States" as "Vereinigte Staaten" when entering a person today?
asked
Jul 18
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Lyn Young
G2G6 Mach 2
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25.0k
points)
language
united_states
place_names
+6
votes
1
answer
81
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How To Add A Cemetery Not Listed in Drop-Down List?
asked
Jul 15
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Kimberly Ann Lindsay
G2G6 Mach 1
(
10.2k
points)
drop-down_lists
cemetery_category
place_names
united
+3
votes
4
answers
171
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What was Maryland in 1772
asked
Jul 8
in
WikiTree Help
by
Nancy Scharding
G2G4
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4.1k
points)
place_names
maryland
+3
votes
1
answer
285
views
For searching sake, can we change have an auto-bot change United States to USA?
asked
Jun 12
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
234k
points)
united_states
place_names
bots
+5
votes
2
answers
169
views
Profile Location Drop Down Future Suggestion
asked
Jun 9
in
WikiTree Tech
by
M Gillies
G2G6 Pilot
(
110k
points)
drop-down_lists
place_names
+12
votes
4
answers
249
views
Can someone please check (and, as appropriate, correct) the following historical location names for Marburg, Hesse
asked
Jun 8
in
Policy and Style
by
Ken Merte
G2G1
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1.3k
points)
germany
locations
place_names
german_roots
+5
votes
1
answer
75
views
Help creating a new category: Confederate Woman's Home, Austin, Texas
asked
Jun 7
in
Policy and Style
by
Glenn Rutz
G2G6 Mach 1
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14.2k
points)
categorization
place_names
+5
votes
2
answers
240
views
Place name maps from location fields.
asked
Jun 7
in
Policy and Style
by
Karen Brubaker
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.8k
points)
place_names
language_conventions
+6
votes
5
answers
685
views
Correct place name style.
asked
Jun 7
in
Policy and Style
by
Karen Brubaker
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.8k
points)
germany
place_names
heiliges_römisches_reich
+4
votes
1
answer
142
views
Saint Helliers
asked
May 26
in
Genealogy Help
by
NG Hill
G2G6 Mach 9
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97.8k
points)
england
place_names
+7
votes
2
answers
205
views
How does location dropdown select place?
asked
May 19
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Sharon Casteel
G2G6 Pilot
(
170k
points)
drop-down_lists
place_names
+9
votes
3
answers
158
views
Ancestors were born in Maine in 1700s before Maine was a state so how should birthplace be entered?
asked
Apr 28
in
Policy and Style
by
Marilyn Brown
G2G Crew
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610
points)
maine
massachusetts
place_names
+6
votes
1
answer
126
views
Is the start date correct for United States in the Location Occurrence Table?
asked
Apr 24
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Tommy Buch
G2G Astronaut
(
2.0m
points)
united_states
place_names
ales
+6
votes
1
answer
106
views
Has Place Suggestions (from Family Search) stopped working?
asked
Apr 23
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Helena Dalroth
G2G3
(
3.4k
points)
locations
place_names
family_search
+7
votes
0
answers
132
views
Should I include the hospital in location fields when applicable and known?
asked
Apr 21
in
Policy and Style
by
Tessa Bradley
G2G6 Mach 1
(
14.9k
points)
locations
location_fields
data_fields
place_names
drop-down_lists
hospitals
+3
votes
1
answer
105
views
Can someone please create a new category?
asked
Apr 17
in
WikiTree Help
by
Audrey Martin
G2G6 Mach 3
(
35.7k
points)
categorization
alaska
place_names
cemeteries
+14
votes
3
answers
483
views
Change USA to United States by BOT?
asked
Apr 12
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
234k
points)
united_states
bots
editbot
place_names
+22
votes
6
answers
360
views
People being placed incorrectly in placename categories
asked
Apr 6
in
The Tree House
by
Kristin Merritt
G2G6 Mach 3
(
34.2k
points)
categorization
place_names
united_states
usbh
+7
votes
1
answer
697
views
Structure Announcement for Kenyan Location Categories
asked
Apr 4
in
Policy and Style
by
E. Bain
G2G6 Mach 8
(
84.3k
points)
categorization
project_leaders
place_names
regional_structure
global
+4
votes
1
answer
164
views
What is the appropriate name for Leidringen, Württemberg during the 18th century
asked
Mar 16
in
The Tree House
by
Mark Johnson
G2G1
(
1.0k
points)
germany
wurttemberg
18th-century
place_names
+3
votes
1
answer
180
views
How to catagorize Clausthal profiles
asked
Mar 2
in
Policy and Style
by
Mike Schindler
G2G6 Mach 2
(
22.4k
points)
categorization
germany
place_names
+10
votes
4
answers
311
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
(
11.6k
points)
georgia
southern_colonies
germany
austria
switzerland
place_names
+10
votes
7
answers
406
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
(
13.9k
points)
united_states
place_names
+3
votes
1
answer
133
views
Place name issue: "Germantown" in New York state
asked
Nov 25, 2023
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
(
1.6m
points)
new_york
place_names
drop-down_lists
+2
votes
3
answers
179
views
Location of relatives
asked
Nov 1, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Richard Fuggle
G2G5
(
5.4k
points)
united_kingdom
registration_districts
place_names
+7
votes
2
answers
236
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
(
13.0k
points)
england
cornwall
place_names
+9
votes
2
answers
222
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
(
449k
points)
categorization
united_states
south_carolina
drop-down_lists
place_names
+3
votes
1
answer
66
views
Category for Waltertown, Georgia
asked
Oct 6, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Cossy Ksander
G2G6 Mach 2
(
29.2k
points)
categorization
georgia
place_names
+16
votes
5
answers
852
views
Location names and drop down box
asked
Sep 19, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Kathy Zipperer
G2G6 Pilot
(
490k
points)
drop-down_lists
data_doctors
place_names
style
sources
+3
votes
1
answer
193
views
Need correct location field for 1870's Poland location.
asked
Sep 13, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Michael Kerstetter
G2G6
(
9.3k
points)
poland
europe
place_names
+5
votes
1
answer
176
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
(
8.7k
points)
place_names
drop-down_lists
+8
votes
3
answers
197
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
G2G5
(
5.3k
points)
maine
place_names
+12
votes
2
answers
228
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
227
views
Place standards in Kentucky prior to statehood
asked
Jul 30, 2023
in
WikiTree Tech
by
L A Banta
G2G6 Mach 2
(
28.3k
points)
kentucky
united_states
place_names
drop-down_lists
+10
votes
4
answers
457
views
Wondering about project-specific location guidelines
asked
Jul 21, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Liz Shifflett
G2G6 Pilot
(
657k
points)
place_names
locations
policy
style
project_leaders
+4
votes
1
answer
256
views
Drop Down placename menu request
asked
Jul 19, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Lorraine O'Dell
G2G6 Mach 5
(
55.7k
points)
drop-down_lists
place_names
data_doctors
+1
vote
0
answers
92
views
How to categorize (1870) Ripley, Bond, Illinois
asked
Jul 16, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Roger Swinehart
G2G5
(
5.2k
points)
categorization
illinois
place_names
+7
votes
4
answers
220
views
Oudega, Friesland covers 3 different places
asked
Jul 12, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Klaas Jansen
G2G6 Mach 6
(
62.9k
points)
nederland
place_names
netherlands
dutch_roots
friesland
+9
votes
2
answers
216
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
(
657k
points)
wales
place_names
brecon_beacons
welsh
+5
votes
9
answers
1.0k
views
Is it me or is this bonkers
asked
May 31, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Derek Allen
G2G6 Mach 2
(
22.7k
points)
place_names
australia
+15
votes
3
answers
374
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
(
368k
points)
massachusetts
drop-down_lists
place_names
wikitree_browser_extension
+2
votes
1
answer
142
views
Missing a category in Illinois: Southport in Peoria County
asked
May 30, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
234k
points)
illinois
peoria
categorization
place_names
+8
votes
0
answers
114
views
Finding Dates for USA Places
asked
May 29, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
234k
points)
resources
dates
place_names
+6
votes
1
answer
256
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
110
views
Need location category for McBean, Georgia
asked
May 15, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Amy Johnson
G2G6 Mach 6
(
66.4k
points)
categorization
place_names
+6
votes
1
answer
315
views
Correct place name for Modern Mumbai
asked
May 6, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Katrina Lawson
G2G6 Mach 5
(
51.1k
points)
locations
place_names
india
+8
votes
1
answer
286
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 4
(
40.6k
points)
germany
german_roots
place_names
style
location_fields
+3
votes
1
answer
307
views
Has anybody heard of Grassy Flats, New York?
asked
Apr 28, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Lorraine O'Dell
G2G6 Mach 5
(
55.7k
points)
new_york
place_names
+3
votes
1
answer
170
views
Should New Jersey have the county added to location categories?
asked
Apr 27, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Nancy Wilson
G2G6 Pilot
(
154k
points)
location
categorization
new_jersey
place_names
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