Another situation is in St. Louis (where a large number of my family is from). St. Louis CITY was in St. Louis COUNT until 1877. I understand that not every instance of GEO can be recorded but it would be nice if there were two entries for St. Louis (one before 1877 for St. Louis City in the County) and one after 1877 (like it is now that say Saint Louis for city and St. Louis (city) for county). In fact Indianapolis is moving towards this same situation. They are located in Marion County but now the city is the size of the county and they are moving towards the renaming of the county to be the same as the city.
This is from the web site on the St. Louis split: http://www.slcl.lib.mo.us/slcl/sc/stlouis/stl-split-results.htm The Split Prior to 1877, St. Louis County encompassed the City of St. Louis plus all other areas within the county boundaries including such towns as Kirkwood and Florissant. The Dividing Point This separation of city and county affects where public records of interest to genealogists are housed after 1876. While the split actually occurred in 1876, it was 1877 before parallel record keeping systems-one for the city and one for the county-existed. If you are looking for a public record in St. Louis, it is helpful to first determine if the event-or the recording of it-took place prior to the end of 1876, or after the beginning of 1877. This division point is best used only as a "rule of thumb" for records in the time period around and after the split as that is often a "gray area." Keep in mind that it was not until December of 1878-two years after the vote-that the newly built St. Louis County Courthouse, located in the new county seat of Clayton, Mo., was ready for occupancy. The number of records found in St. Louis County record books for the years 1877-1878 is sparse. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich from LA CA Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 4:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Straddled locations And where is the hospital, church, etc. in a multi-county city? And why should GEO, or anyone else ever be current for all locations. Ain't government simplifying everything these days. Rich in LA CA -----Original Message----- From: Paula Ryburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jan 14, 2005 8:21 PM To: Legacy User Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Straddled locations I would think you would have the same city in both counties IF you have sources from different county offices. I'm thinking of birth certificates, marriage licenses... from which county office did you obtain the records? --Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 5:32 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Straddled locations I am curious what to do about cities that cross county lines. For instance, the Geo DB lists Amarillo, TX as Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA It is also in Randall County. If I have someone that lives or was born in the part in Randall, should I leave it that way or use the Geo DB and put the Randall in the birth or event notes? Matt Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Rich in LA Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
