Genealogy Tip of the Day: Searching for Place Names?

A great place to start that search for that "old" place name is the USGS GNIS http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/.

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03 January 2011

Searching for Place Names?

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