You might also try http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=132:1:1670102714124082 Tom
On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Pat Hickin <pph...@gmail.com> wrote: > Rootsweb will give you the current county: > http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi > > I know of nothing other than Animap for historical locations. > > Legacy is good but not totally accurate as far as clueing you in when > you're entering county before it existed.. > > Also when you are entering burial info -- as far as I'm concerned I'm > happy with the current county since the remains are ordinarily still there > but Legacy doesn't like it -- tho' that's easy enough to ignore. > > Pat > > > On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 2:01 PM, <lbr...@nwlink.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >> The thing I like best about Animap is thatit gives you the county over >> time ... county boundaries change so much over time ... town often "move" >> from one county to another ... important when one is researching previous >> generations >> >> Lee >> >> In response to: >> >> I did forget to mention, Lloyd, that AniMap's SiteFinder will provide the >> County and the coordinates. I purchased this through Legacy I believe. It >> includes other items in a given town as well. >> >> Kay >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Lloyd Hite >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 9:54 AM >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations >> >> On 11/3/2012 12:37 PM, Kay Fordham wrote: >> > My fastest means is to Google the info - Wikepedia always tells you >> > the county. >> > KF >> Thank you, Kay. I appreciate the information. >> >> Lloyd >> >> <snip> >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> > > > 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 > 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
