OK, I'll bite. What IS correct? Thanks for the other info. I never would have known. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/
On 9/6/2012 5:29 PM, Jackie King wrote: > It may not be right but it depends on the time frame you are discussing. > Early on, D.C. had two counties - Washington and Alexandria - and > encompassed a portion of Virginia. In that case you probably would have > treated it like any city and state with reference to the county. Later > - about 1846 - it became one county and one district after Alexandria > was given back to Virginia. Until 1890, the census bureau counted the > area as the City of Washing, City of Georgetown and anything > unincorporated as Washington county. Washington county technically > ceased to exist in the early 1870s when it was pulled into the city of > Washington. I believe what you see now has been developed to use the > four place holders - but technically isn't correct. > > Jackie > > > On 9/6/2012 5:10 PM, JLB wrote: >> What is the proper way to write Washington, DC using all 4 fields? >> Legacy gives it as Washington, District of Columbia, District of >> Columbia, United States in the geo location database and that doesn't >> sound right. > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5253 - Release Date: 09/06/12 > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
