Guides

Gazetteers of the World and Beyond

Gazetteer - An alphabetical list of place names giving feature identification and geographic and/or grid coordinates.

This list of gazetteers was prepared for both on-site and off-site users. It identifies material held in the National Library Map Reading Room and provides links to gazetteers available on the internet. Off-site users requiring assistance in locating geographic information can send their request to maps@nla.gov.au.

The following symbols are used throughout to identify access points for various gazetteer information.

Web-accessible  Web-accessible product freely available
Networked title  Web-accessible product available in Map Reading Room only;
CD-ROM title  Networked CD-ROM title available in reading rooms only;
Standalone  Standalone product available only in the Map Reading Room;
Microfiche  Microfiche, Map Reading Room;
Reference Collection  Reference Collection, Map Reading Room;

World - General

Web-accessible

Adminsitrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids"), maintained by Gwillim Law
http://www.statoids.com/statoids.html

Reference Collection

Cambridge World Gazetteer: A Geographical Dictionary, edited by David Munro, 1988
MAP 910.3 C178

Reference Collection

The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, in 3 volumes, edited by Saul B. Cohen, 1998
MAPq 910.3 C726

Reference Collection

A Dictionary of Arabic Topography and Placenames, Nigel Groom, 1983
MAP 910.09174927 G876

Reference Collection

Dictionary of Place Names Derived From British Names, Adrian Room, 1989
MAP 910.014 R777

Reference Collection

Encyclopedia of Historic Places, in 2 volumes, Courtlandt Canby, 1984
MAPq 903.21 C214

Reference Collection

Gazetteers and Glossaries of Geographical Names of the Member-Countries of the United Nations and the Agencies in Relationship with the United Nations, Emil Meynen, 1984
MAP 016.9103 M614

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Conventional Names, US Board on Geographic Names, 1988
MAPpf 910.3 U57-3

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Undersea Features, US Board on Geographic Names, 1981
MAPq 551.46084 G289-2

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the World, in 14 volumes, Royal Geographical Society, 1853 - 1856
MAPq 910.3 G289

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the World, Alexander Gross, 1921, to accompany map MAP 3200 [1921]
MAP 912 GRO

Reference Collection

A Geographical Dictionary, Representing the Present and Ancient Names of all the Countries, Provinces, Remarkable Cities, Universities, Ports, Towns, Mountains, Seas, Streights, Fountains, and Rivers of the Whole World ..., Edmund Bohun, 1691
MAP RA 19

Standalone

GEOName Digital Gazetteer / Marconi Integrated Systems, 1998
MAP mt 198

Web-accessible

Geonative - Main Table Index, (ethnic minority and indigenous place name equivalents), Geonative
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/tables.html

Web-accessible

GEOnet Names Server, National Geospatial Intellegence Agency
http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/index.html

Web-accessible

GETTY Thesaurus of Geographic Names, Getty Research Institute
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html

Web-accessible

Global Gazetteer, Falling Rain Genomics
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/

Reference Collection

Handbook of Geographical Nicknames, Harold S. Sharp, 1980
MAP 910.321 S531

Reference Collection

Index - Gazetteer to the Times Survey Atlas of the World, 1922
MAPef 912 T583

Web-accessible

International Althernative Country Names, maintained by Harm Tuenter
http://www1.tip.nl/~t100878/altname.htm

Reference Collection

The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas, editorial director Fernando de Mello Vianna, 1979
MAPq 910.3 I61

Web-accessible

Latin Placenames found in the imprints of books printed before 1801 and their vernacular equivalents, Association of College and Research Libraries
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~catalog/people/rlm/latin/names.htm

Reference Collection

Names of Major Political Entities of the World, US Board on Geographic Names, 1979
MAPpf 910.3 U57

Reference Collection

Names and Nicknames of Places and Things, edited by Laurence Urdang, 1987
MAP 910.014 N174

Web-accessible

Orbis latinus online, Columbia University
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/Graesse/contents.html

Reference Collection

Place Names of the World: Origins and Meanings, Adrian Room, 1997
MAP 910.014 R777

Reference Collection

The Times Index-Gazetteer of the World, The Times Publishing Company, 1965
MAP 910.003 TIM

Reference Collection

Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1977
MAP 910.3 W384

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World - Alphabetic

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

 

Afghanistan

Reference Collection

Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan, in 6 volumes, 1972-1985
MAPq 958.1003 I39

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Afghanistan, US Board on Geographic Names, 3rd Edition, 1992
MAPq 915.81003 G289-3

Africa

See also individual countries

Reference Collection

Place Names of Africa, 1935-1986: A Political Gazetteer, by Eugene C. Kirchherr, 1987
MAP 911.6 K58

Reference Collection

African Placenames: Origins and Meanings of the Names for over 2000 Natural Features, Towns, Cities, Provinces and Countries, by Adrian Room, 1994
MAP 916.003 R777

Reference Collection

Africa and Southwest Asia, Gazetteer Supplement, US Board on Geographic Names, 1972
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Albania

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Albania, US Board on Geographic Names, 1992
MAP Q 914.965003 G289

Algeria

Reference Collection

Official Standard Names Gazetteer, US Board on Geographic Names, 1972
MAP 910.3 UNI

Andorra

Reference Collection

Spain and Andorra, US Board on Geographic Names, 1961
MAP 910.3 UNI

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

See Sudan

Angola

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Angola, US Board on Geographic Names, 2nd Edition, 1986
MAPq 916.7300321 T475-2

Antarctica

Web-accessible

Australian Antarctic Gazetteer, Australian Antarctic Data Centre
http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/search_names.cfm

Antarctic Islands, See also South Atlantic

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Australian Antarctic Territory, compiled by G. W. McKinnon, 1965
MAPq 919.89 A938

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Australian Antarctic Territory, Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, 1971
MAPq 919.89 A938

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Australian Antarctic Territory, Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, 1983
MAPn 989.05 ANA

Reference Collection

Gazeteer of the Antarctic, 4th Edition, National Science Foundation, 1989
MAPq 919.89003 G289-4

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Australian Antarctic Territory, Antarctic Names Committee of Australia, 1978
MAP Reading Room

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Heard and McDonald Islands Names Committee of Australia, 1978
MAP Reading Room

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Macquarie Island, Heard and McDonald Islands Names Committee of Australia, 1978
MAP Reading Room

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory, 2nd Edition, 1993
MAPq 919.89 G289-3

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962 and supplements 1964-1975
MAPf 919.71100321 G786

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1st and 2nd editions and supplements
MAPq 919.89003 G786

Reference Collection

History of Place-Names in the British Antarctic Territory, British Antarctic Survey, 1991
MAPs 508.97 FAL

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Falkland Island Dependencies, Antarctic Place-names Committee, 1953
MAPf 919.71100321 G786

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Falkland Islands Dependencies (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands), Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1977 and supplements 1979-1983
MAPpf 919.71100321 G786

Web-accessible

Geographic Names Information System: Antarctica, United States Geological Survey
http://geonames.usgs.gov/antform.html

Web-accessible

Geographisch Namen der Antarktis, Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
http://www.ifag.de/Kartographie/geoname-antarctic/geo_nam_ant_p1.html

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Eastern Droning Maud Land, Antarctica, compiled and edited by Kiici Moriwaki, 2000
MAPq 919.89003 G289

Web-accessible

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer, Bulgarian Antarctic Place-names Commission
http://www.geocities.com/apcbg/

Reference Collection

Russkie i Sovetskie Geograficheskie Nazvaniia na Kartakh Antarktiki, L. I. Dubrovin, 1976
MAP 910.309989 D813

Web-accessible

SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
http://www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZI

Armenia

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Asia

See also individual countries

Reference Collection

Asia, US Board on Geographic Names, 1972
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Africa and Southwest Asia, Gazetteer Supplement, US Board on Geographic Names, 1972
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Argentina

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Argentina, 3rd Edition, US Board on Geographic Names, 1992
MAPq 918.2003 G291-3

Reference Collection

Ornitholotical Gazetteer of Argentina, by Raymond A. Paynter Jr, 2nd Edition, 1995
MAP 598.2982 P345

Austria

Reference Collection

Austria, US Board on Geographic Names, 1962
MAP 910.3 UNI

Azerbaijan

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Bahrain

Reference Collection

Arabian Peninsula, US Board of Geographic Names, 1961
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates, US Board on Geographic Names, 1976
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Arabia: A Geographical and Tribal History of the Arabian Peninsula, in 2 volumes, edited by Sheila A. Scoville, 1979
MAPq 910.3 G289

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Bahrain, US Board of Geographic Names, 1983
MAPpf 910.3095365 H847

Bangladesh

Reference Collection

Bangladesh, US Board on Geographic Names, 1976
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Belarus

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Belgium

Reference Collection

Belgium, US Board of Geographic Names, 1963
MAP 914.93003 B429

Web-accessible

Belgium Places, Rootsweb
http://belgium.rootsweb.com/bel/_places/index.html

Reference Collection

Index to Maps of Belgium and France, to accompany map, General Staff War Office, 1917
MAP G6010 s100 (GSGS 2364)

Web-accessible

Latitude & Longitude de 2735 localités belges, Société Astronomique de Liège
http://www.astro.ulg.ac.be/~sal/coord.htm

Belgian Congo

See Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Belgian East Africa

See Burundi, Rwanda

Belize

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Belize, US Board of Geographic Names, 1993
MAP 917.282003 G289-2

Benin

Reference Collection

Dahomey, US Board of Geographic Names, 1965
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Bolivia

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Bolivia, US Board of Geographic Names, 1992
MAPq 918.4003 G289-2

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of Bolivia, 2nd Edition, by Raymond A. Paynter, Jr, 1992
MAP 598.2984 P345

Bosnia and Herzegovina

See (former) Yugosalvia

Brazil

Reference Collection

Brazil, US Board of Geographic Names, 1963
MAPq 918.1003 B827

Reference Collection

Supplement to Brazil Gazetteer, US Board of Geographic Names, 1993
MAPq 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of Brazil, by Raymond A. Paynter Jr and Melvin A. Traylor, Jr, 1991
MAP 581.0981 P346

British East Africa

See Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

British Guiana

See Guyana

British Honduras

See Belize

British Virgin Islands

Reference Collection

Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands and Other Islands and Banks in the Caribbean, US Board on Geographic Names, 1958
MAPs 910.3 UNI

British West Indies

See West Indies

Brunei

Reference Collection

Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, US Board on Geographic Names, 1970
MAPq 915.95003 M238-2

Bulgaria

Reference Collection

Gazetter of Bulgaria, US Board on Geographic Names, 1987
MAPq 914.97700321 G289-2

Burkina Faso

Reference Collection

Upper Volta, US Board on Geographic Names, 1965
MAPq 916.625003 U68

Burma

See Myanmar

Burundi

Reference Collection

Burundi, US Board on Geographic Names, 1964
MAP 910.3 UNI

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Cambodia

Reference Collection

Cambodia, US Board on Geographic Names, 1971
MAPq 915.96003 C176-2

Cameroon

Reference Collection

Cameroon, US Board on Geographic Names, 1962
MAPq 916.711003 C182

Canada

See also Canada - Individual Provinces

Web-accessible

Canadian Geographical Names, Natural Resources Canada
http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php

Reference Collection

Canada, US Board on Geographic Names, 1953
MAP 917.1003 U57

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, (in Canadian waters), Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 1987
MAPq 551.46084 G289

Reference Collection

Illustrated Dictionary of Place Names : United States and Canada, edited by Kelsie B Harder, 1976
MAP 973.0321 I29

Reference Collection

Les Noms Indiens de Mon Pays : Leur Signification, Leur Histoire, Joseph E. Guinard, 1960
MAP 929.4 G964

Web-accessible

Origins of Canada's Geographical Names, Geographical Names, Natural Resources Canada
http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/education/index_e.php

Canada - Individual Provinces

Reference Collection

Place Names of Alberta, in 4 volumes, 1991-1996
MAP 917.123003 P697

Web-accessible

BC Geographical Names, British Columbia Integrated Land Management Bureau
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcnames/

Microfiche

Gazetteer of Canada: Newfoundland, Geographical Services Directorate, 1983
MAP Microfiche Cabinet

Web-accessible

Newfoundland and Labrador Place Name Gazetteer, Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/gazetteer/default.html

Web-accessible

NWT Geographic Names, North West Territories
http://pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca/programs/geodb.htm

Reference Collection

Geographical Names of Prince Edward Island, by Alan Rayburn, 1973
MAP 917.17 C212

Reference Collection

Noms et Lieux du Québec, Dictionnaire illustré, Commission de toponyme, 1994
MAPq 917.14003 N799

Reference Collection

Répertoire Toponymique du Québec 1987 & Supplément Cumulatif 1993, Commission de toponymie, 1987 & 1993
MAPq 917.14400341 R425

Microfiche

Gazetteer of Canada: Saskatchewan, Surveys and Mapping Branch, 1985
MAP Microfiche Cabinet

Microfiche

Gazetteer of Canada: Yukon Territory, Surveys and Mapping Branch, 1981 and 1988
MAP Microfiche Cabinet

Reference Collection

Yukon Territory - Territoire du Yukon, Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographic Names, 1988
MAPs 917.3 CAN

Cape Verde Islands

Reference Collection

Portugal and Cape Verde Islands, US Board on Geographic Names, 1961
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Caribbean

Reference Collection

Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands and Other Islands and Banks in the Caribbean, US Board on Geographic Names, 1958
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

US Possessions in the Caribbean, US Board of Geographic Names, 1958
MAP 917.295003 U57

Caroline Islands

See Micronesia, (Federated States of), Palau

Central African Republic

Reference Collection

Central African Republic, US Board on Geographic Names, 1962
MAP 910.3 UNI

Ceylon

See Sri Lanka

Chad

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Chad, US Board on Geographic Names, 1989
MAPq 916.743003 G289-2

Chile

Reference Collection

Chile Gazetteer, US Board on Geographic Names, 2nd edition 1967, and Supplement 1992
MAPq 918.3003 C535-2

Reference Collection

Ornithologocal Gazetteer of Chile, Raymond A. Paynter, Jr., 1988
MAP 598.2983 P346

China

Reference Collection

China, to accompany map, Esselte Map Service and Cartographia, 1967
MAP G7820 1967

Reference Collection

Gazetteer China Coast, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1945
MAPq 915.1003 C539

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Chinese Place Names based on the index to V. K. Ting Atlas, U.S. Army Map Service, 1944
MAPq 912.51 G289

Reference Collection

Mainland China, 2nd edition, US Board on Geographic Names, 1968
MAPq 915.1003 M225

Reference Collection

Mainland China Administrative Divisions and Their Seats, US Board on Geographic Names, 1963
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

The Philippine Islands and Hainan, US Army Forces in the Far East, 1943
MAP 919.025 U57

Reference Collection

People's Republic of China (Pinyin and Wade-Giles), US Board on Geographic Names, 1979
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Hong Kong, Macao, Sinkiang [Xinjang Uygur], Taiwan and Tibet, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

Colombia

Reference Collection

Diccionario Geografico de Colombia, by Eugenio J. Gomez, 1953
MAP 918.6 GOM

Reference Collection

Gazetter of Colombia, US Board on Geographic Names, 3rd edition 1988
MAPq 918.61003 G289-3

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of Colombia, by Raymond A Paynter Jr and Melvin A Traylor Jr, 1981
MAP 598.29861 P346

Comoros

Reference Collection

Madagascar, Réunion and the Comoro Islands, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAPq 916.9003 M178

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Reference Collection

Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), US Board on Geographic Names, 1964
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Congo, Republic of the

Reference Collection

Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), US Board on Geographic Names, 1962
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Costa Rica

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Costa Rica, US Board on Geographic Names, 2nd edition, 1983
MAPq 917.28600321 G289-2

Croatia

See (former) Yugosalvia

Cuba

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Cuba, US Board on Geographic Names, 3rd edition, 1991
MAPq 917.291003 G289-3

Cyprus

Reference Collection

An Historical Gazetteer of Cyprus (1850 - 1987) with notes on population, Hans-Jürgen Kornrumpf, Jutta Kornrumpf, 1990
MAP 915.645003 K84

Reference Collection

Names of Villages in the Occupied Area of Cyprus According to Ottoman Documents, I. P. Theocharides, 1980
MAPp 910.3095645 T386

Czech Republic

Reference Collection

Gazetteer Czechoslovakia, US Board of Geographic Names, 1955
MAPq 914.37003 U57

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Dahomey

See Benin

Denmark & Faroe Islands

Web-accessible

Autoriserede stednavne i Danmark, Københavns Universitet Institut for Navneforskning
http://levende.kms.dk/su/sunavn.htm

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Denmark and the Faroe Islands, US Board of Geographic Names, 1990
MAPq 914.89003 G289

Djibouti

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Djibouti, US Board of Geographic Names, 1983
MAPq 914.77100321 G289

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Somalilands, US Board of Geographic Names, 1950
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Dominican Republic

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Dominican Republic, US Board of Geographic Names, 1972
MAPq 914.293003 G671-2

Dutch Guiana

See Suriname

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East Africa Protectorate

See Kenya

East Timor

Standalone

East Timor Gazetteer Database
Map Reading Room

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of East Timor, compiled by Kevin P. Sherlock, 1977
MAPn 910.3095986 G289

Ecuador

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Ecuador, US Board on Geographic Names, 2nd edition, 1987
MAPq 910.309866 G289-2

Reference Collection

Indice Toponimico de la Republica del Ecuador, Instituto Geografico Militar
MAPq 918.6600361 I59

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of Ecuador, 2nd edition, by Raymond A Paynter, Jr, 1993
MAP 598.29866 P345

Egypt

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Egypt, US Board of Geographic Names, 2nd edition, 1987
MAPq 916.2003289-2

El Salvador

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of El Salvador, US Board of Geographic Names, 1982
MAPq 917.28400321 S999

England

See also Great Britain, England - Individual Counties

Reference Collection

Bartholomew Gazetteer of Britain, 1977
MAPq 941.003 B287

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of England: England's Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets, by Oliver Mason, 2 Vol set, 1971
MAP 914.2003

Standalone

Historic Parishes of England and Wales, Roger Kain and Richard Oliver, 2001
MAP Mt 459

Reference Collection

A Parish Finder for England, compiled by Graham Jaunay, 2000
MAP 914.1 J41-2

Reference Collection

The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers, 1984
MAPq 929.342 P556

Reference Collection

Tithe Maps of England and Wales: A cartographic analysis and county-by-county Catalogue, by Roger JP Kain & Richard R Oliver, 1995
MAPq 336.200942022

Reference Collection

A Topographical Dictionary of England, comprising the several counties; cities; boroughs; corporate and market towns; parishes; and townships; and the islands of Guernsey, Jersey and Man with historical and statistical descriptions ..., in 4 volumes, Samuel Lewis, 1845
MAP RA 250

England - Individual Counties

Reference Collection

Bartholomew's Reference Atlas of Greater London, 13th edition, 1968
MAP 912 BAR-13

Reference Collection

Place-Names of Greater London, John Field, 1980
MAP 910.309421 F454

Microfiche

Historical Gazetteer of London Before the Great Fire - 1 Cheapside, Derek Keene and Vanessa Harding, 1987
MAPq Mc 2232

Web-accessible

Cornwall Gazetteer, SilverQuick Communications Cornwall
http://www.silverquick.net/search2.htm

Reference Collection

Saxon Place-Names in East Cornwall, Örjan Svensson, 1987
MAP 914.23700142 S968

Web-accessible

Devon, Devon County Council
http://www.devon.gov.uk/library/locstudy/gazet.html

Web-accessible

Devon, GENUKI
http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/Gazetteer/

Reference Collection

Northumberland Place-Names, by Stan Beckensall, 1975
MAP 914.288003 B394

Web-accessible

West Kent Parish Gazetteer, North West Kent Family History Society
http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/PARINDEX.HTM

Equatorial Guinea

Reference Collection

Rio Muni, Fernando Po, and São Tomé e Príncipe, US Board of Geographic Names, 1962
MAPq 916.718003 G289

Reference Collection

Spanish Guinea, US Board on Geographic Names, 1962
MAPpf 916.718003 U57

Eritrea

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Somalilands, US Board of Geographic Names, 1950
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Estonia

See also (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Web-accessible

Place Names Board of Estonia
http://www.eki.ee/knn/esilk2.htm

Ethiopia

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Somalilands, US Board of Geographic Names, 1950
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Europe

See also individual countries

Web-accessible

JewishGen ShtetlSeeker, JewishGen
http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/

Web-accessible

Place Names of Europe, compiled by Jacek Wesolowski
http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/EUROPE/europe

Reference Collection

Place Names of the World - Europe, John Everett-Heath, 2000
MAP 914.0014 E93

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Falkland Island Dependencies

See also Antarctica, South Atlantic

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Falkland Islands Dependencies, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1959 and supplements 1960-1961
MAPf 919.71100321 G786

Reference Collection

South Atlantic, US Board on Geographic Names, 1957, (Includes Saint Helena & dependencies, Falkland Islands, Antarctic islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands, and Bouvet Island)
MAP 910.3 UNI

Fiji

Reference Collection

Fiji, Tonga, and Nauru, US Board of Geographic Names, 1974
MAPq 919.61003 F477

Finland

Reference Collection

Gazetteer Finland, US Board of Geographic Names, 1962
MAPq 910.3 UNI

Web-accessible

Nordic Place Names Database, National Land Survey of Finland
http://www.nondb.nls.fi/nondb/maineng.html

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

See (former) Yugosalvia

Formosa

See Taiwan

France

Reference Collection

France Official Standard Names Gazetteer, US Board on Geographic Names, 1964
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Index to Maps of Belgium and France, to accompany map, General Staff War Office, 1917
MAP G6010 s100 (GSGS 2364)

Web-accessible

Recherche de coordonnées, Institut Géographique National
http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=889&lng_id=FR#41403

French Guiana

Reference Collection

French Guiana Official Standard Names Gazetteer, US Board on Geographic Names, 1974
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of the Guianas, by L Stephens & M.A. Traylor, Jr, 1985
MAP 598.2988 S834

French Indo China

See Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

French Sudan

See Mali

French West Indies

See West Indies

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Gabon

Reference Collection

Gabon, US Board on Geographic Names, 1962
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Gambia

Reference Collection

Gambia Official Standard Names Gazetteer, US Board on Geographic Names, 1968
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Georgia

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Germany

Web-accessible

Database Search Utility [Eastern Germany and Poland], compiled by Uwe-Karsten Krickhahn
http://www.kartenmeister.com

Reference Collection

Gazetteer Federal Republic of Germany/Geographisches Namenbuch Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Institut für Amgewamdte Geodäsoe, 1981
MAPq 910.30943 I59

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Western Germany, to accompany map, US Army Map Service, 1944
MAP G6030 s250 (GSGS 4346)

Reference Collection

Germany - Federal Republic and West Berlin, US Board on Geographic Names, 1960
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Germany - Soviet Zone and East Berlin, US Board on Geographic Names, 1959
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Index to Map of Germany, to accompany map, National Geographic Society, 1944
MAP G6080 1944

German East Africa

See Tanzania

Ghana

Reference Collection

Ghana Official Standard Names Gazetteer, US Board on Geographic Names, 1967
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Gibraltar

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Gibraltar, US Board on Geographic Names, 1984
MAPpf 914.68900321 R739

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

See Kiribati, Tuvalu

Gold Coast

See Ghana

Great Britain

See also England, Ireland (Northern and Republic of), Scotland, Wales

Reference Collection

Census 1971 England and Wales: Index of Place Names, Office of Population Censuses and surveys
MAPq 914.2003 G786

Reference Collection

Collins Britain Atlas and Gazetteer, 1999
MAPq 912.41 C712

Reference Collection

Concise Dictionary of Modern Place-Names in Great Britain and Ireland, by Adrian Room, 1985
MAP 914.10014 R777

Reference Collection

Dictionary of Place-Names in the British Isles, by Adrian Room, 1989
MAP 914.100142 R777

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the British Isles, 9th Edition 1943, reprinted 1966
MAP 914.2 BAR-9

Web-accessible

Gazetteer of British Place Names, Association of British Counties
http://www.gazetteer.co.uk

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Great Britain, Ordnance Survey, 1953
MAP 914.1003 G289

Reference Collection

The Ordnance Survey Gazetteer of Great Britain, 3rd ed. c1992
MAPq 914.1003 O65-3

Microfiche

Ordnance Survey Landranger Gazetteer, 1986.
MAP Microfiche Cabinet

Microfiche

The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, [1866-69]
MAP McN835

Reference Collection

National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland or Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands, 18?? based on 1861 census, in 12 volumes
MAPq 912.41 N277

Reference Collection

Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles, by John Bartholomew, 9th Edition,
MAP 914.2 BAR-9

Reference Collection

United Kingdom, US Board on Geographic Names, 1950
MAPq 914.2003 U57

Greece

Reference Collection

Greece Official Standard Names, US Board on Geographic Names, 1960
MAPq 914.95003 G793

Greenland

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Greenland, US Board on Geographic Names, 1983, 2nd Edition
MAPq 919.8200321 H615-2

Guatemala

Reference Collection

Guatemala, US Board on Geographic Names, 1965
MAPq 917.281003 G918

Guinea

Reference Collection

Guinea, US Board on Geographic Names, 1965
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Guinea Bissau

Reference Collection

Portuguese Guinea, US Board on Geographic Names, 1968
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Guyana

Reference Collection

Guyana, US Board on Geographic Names, 1993
MAPq 918.81003 G289-2

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of the Guianas, by L Stephens & M.A. Traylor, Jr, 1985
MAP 598.2988 S834

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Haiti

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Haiti, US Board on Geographic Names, 1993
MAPq 917.294003 G289-3

Hong Kong

Reference Collection

Hong Kong, Macao, Sinkiang, Taiwan and Tibet, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Hong Kong and Macao, US Board on Geographic Names, 1972
MAP 910.3 UNI

Hungary

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Hungary, US Board on Geographic Names
MAPq 910.309439 G289-2

Web-accessible

German Genealogy: Donauschwaben Village List, genealogy.net
http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/dsinfo.htm

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Iceland

Reference Collection

Iceland, US Board on Geographic Names, 1961
MAP 910.3 UNI

India

Reference Collection

The Encyclopaedic District Gazetters of India, in 11 volumes, edited by S.C. Bhatt, 1997
MAPq 915.4003 E56

Reference Collection

India, in 2 volumes, includes coverage of Bhutan, French India, Jammu and Kashmìr, Nepal, Portuguese India and India, US Board on Geographic Names, 1952
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Coorg, by G. Richter, 1870 reprint 1984
MAP 954.87 R535

Reference Collection

Geographical Dictionary of India, by B.L.C. Johnson, 2001
MAP 915.4003 J66

Reference Collection

A Gazetteer of Kashmir, compiled by Charles Ellison Bates, 1980
MAP 915.46003 B329

Reference Collection

A Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak, Superindentent of Government Printing, 1890
MAP 915.46 I39

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu, in 2 volumes, Government of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu, 1979
MAP 954.799 G289

Indian Ocean Islands

Reference Collection

Indian Ocean, US Board on Geographic Names, 1957
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Madagascar, Réunion and the Comoro Islands, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAPq 916.9003 M178

Indonesia

Reference Collection

The Celebes and the Surrounding Islands, US Army Forces in the Far East, 1943
MAP 919.025 U57

Reference Collection

Daftar Nama Nama Pulau Di Indonesia (List of Island Names), Pusat Dokumentasi Ilmiah Nasional, 1975
MAPq 915.9809142 D124

Reference Collection

Dutch New Guinea, US Army Forces in the Far East, 1943
MAP 919.025 U57

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Indonesia, 3rd Edition, in 2 volumes, US Board on Geographic Names, 1982
MAPq 915.98003 G289-3

Reference Collection

Gazetteer to Maps of Java, Madura and Bali, US Army Map Service, 1944
MAP 915.98003 G289

Reference Collection

Gazetteer to Maps of Lesser Sunda Islands, US Army Map Service, 1944
MAP 915.986003 G289

Reference Collection

Gazetteer to Maps of Moluccan Islands, US Army Map Service, 1944
MAP 915.985003 G289

Reference Collection

Gazetteer Nama-Nama Pulau & Kepulauan Di Indonesia, Badan Koordinasi Survey Dan Pemetaan Nasional, 1992
MAPq 915.98003 I41

Reference Collection

Glossary of Terms Appearing on Maps of the Netherlands East Indies, US Army Map Service, 1944
MAP 656.6 UNI

Reference Collection

Indonesian Ports an Atlas-Gazetteer, by Gale Dixon, 1985
MAPq 915.9800321 D621

Reference Collection

Java and Madoera, US Army Forces in the Far East, 1943
MAP 919.025 U57

Iraq

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Iraq, 2nd Edition, US Board on Geographic Names, 1989
MAPq 915.67003 G289-2

Iran

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Iran, 2nd Edition, US Board on Geographic Names, 1984
MAPq 915.5003 G289-2

Reference Collection

Historical Gazetteer of Iran, in 4 volumes, edited by L.W. Adamec, 1976
MAPq 955.25 A231

Ireland (Northern and Republic of)

See also Great Britain, Ireland (Northern and Republic of) - Individual Counties

Reference Collection

Dictionary of Irish Place-Names, by Adrian Room, 1988
MAP 914.1500321 R777

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Northern Ireland, Government of Northern Ireland Ordnance Survey, 1969
MAPp 914.16003 O65

Reference Collection

General alphabetical index to the townlands and towns, parishes and baronies of Ireland : based on the Census of Ireland for the year 1851, 1984.
MAP 914.1500321 G326

Web-accessible

Geographical Index of Northern Ireland, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
http://www.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/geogindx.htm

Web-accessible

Meanings of Irish Placenames, Trish Loughman
http://www.loughman.dna.ie/general/placenames.html

Reference Collection

A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland, by Brian Mitchell, 1988
MAP 912.415 M681

Reference Collection

Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Vols 1-40, edited by Angélique Day and Patrick McWilliams, 1990-1998
MAP 941.6 O65

Web-accessible

Placenames in Ireland, n-ireland.co.uk
http://www.n-ireland.co.uk/genealogy/placenames/index.htm

Reference Collection Place-names of Northern Ireland, Vols 1-7, Queen's University of Belfast, 1992-1997
MAP 914.160014 P697
Reference Collection

Preliminary Gazetteer Ireland, US Board on Geographic Names, 1950
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Subdenominations of the Townlands of Northern Ireland, Public Records Office of Northern Ireland, 1999
MAPq 016.912416 S941

Reference Collection

A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, comprising the several counties; cities; boroughs; corporate, market, and post towns; parishes; and principal villages; with historical and statistical descriptions ..., in 2 volumes, Samuel Lewis, 1850
MAP RA 251

Reference Collection

Topographical Index of the Parishes and Townlands of Ireland in Sir William Petty's MSS Barony Maps c1655-9, edited by Y.M. Goblet, 1932
MAP 911.415 GOB

Reference Collection

Toponomia Hiberniae, by Breandán Ó Cíobháin, 1978, 4 Vol set
MAP 941.15 O16

Web-accessible

Townland Database, The IreAtlas
http://www.seanruad.com/

Ireland (Northern and Republic of) - Individual Counties

Reference Collection

List of Townlands in County Armagh, Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1910
MAPq 352.00722 L773

Reference Collection

List of Townlands in County Fermanagh, Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1910
MAPpf 352.00722

Reference Collection

Kilkenny / Cill Chainnigh, Townlands names in both Irish and English, 1993
MAP 914.15003 L763

Reference Collection

The Place-Names of County Kilkenny, Owen O'Kelly, 1985
MAP 914.1890014 O41

Reference Collection

Limerick / Luimneach, Townlands names in both Irish and English, 1991
MAP 914.15003 L763

Reference Collection

List of Townlands in County Londonderry, Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, 1938
MAP 352.--722 L773

Reference Collection

Louth / Lú, Townlands names in both Irish and English, 1991
MAP 914.15003 L763

Reference Collection

Monaghan / Muineachán, Townlands names in both Irish and English, 1996
MAP 914.15003 L763

Reference Collection

Offaly / Uíbh Fhailí, Townlands names in both Irish and English, 1994
MAP 914.15003 L763

Reference Collection

Waterford / Port Láirge, Townlands names in both Irish and English, 1991
MAP 914.15003 L763

Israel

Reference Collection

Israel, US Board on Geographic Names, 1970
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Israel Pocket Atlas & Handbook, 1961
MAP 915.694 M612

Italy

Reference Collection

Italy and Associated Areas, includes Vatican City, San Marino and the Italian-administered part of the Free Territory of Trieste, US Board on Geographic Names, 1956
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Ivory Coast

Reference Collection

Ivory Coast, US Board on Geographic Names, 1965
MAPs 910.3 UNI

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Japan

Reference Collection

Administrative Subdivisions of Japan, US Department of State, 1943
MAP 915.2 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Japan, Geographical Survey Institute, Government of Japan, 1997
MAPq 915.2003 G289

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Japanese Place Names in characters and in Romaji Script giving Latitudes and Longitudes, compiled by S. Gerr, 1942
MAP 929.4

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Japanese Empire containg place names from the Japanese Hydrogrographic Charts and Sailing Directions on Issue in 1936, Hydrographic Office US Navy, 1943
MAP 656.6 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer to Maps of Japan, US Army Map Service, 1944
MAP 910.3 G289

Reference Collection

Glossary of Terms Used on Maps of Japan, US Army Map Service, 1945
MAP 656.6 UNI

Reference Collection

Japan, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Chishima Retto (Kuril Islands), US Navy Department, 1944
MAP 656.6 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer to Maps of Hokkaido and Karafuto, US Army Map Service, 1945
MAP 656.6 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer to Maps of Central Honshu, US Army Map Service, 1945
MAP 656.6 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer to Maps of Northern Honshu, US Army Map Service, 1945
MAP 656.6 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer to Maps of Kyushu, 2nd Edition, US Army Map Service, 1945
MAP 656.6 UNI

Jordan

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Jordan, 2nd Edition, US Board on Geographic Names, 1990
MAPq 915.695003 G289-2

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Kazakhstan

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Kenya

Reference Collection

British East Africa, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Official Standard Names Gazetteer, US Board on Geographic Names, 1978
MAPq 916.762003 K37-2

Kiribati

Reference Collection

British Solomon Islands Protectorate and Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, US Board on Geographic Names, 1974
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Caroline, Marianas, Marshall and Gilbert Islands, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1944
MAPq 919.65003 C292

Korea

See North Korea, South Korea

Kuwait

Reference Collection

Arabian Peninsula, US Board of Geographic Names, 1961
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates, US Board on Geographic Names, 1976
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Arabia: A Geographical and Tribal History of the Arabian Peninsula, in 2 volumes, edited by Sheila A. Scoville, 1979
MAPq 910.3 G289

Kyrgyzstan

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Laos

Reference Collection

Laos Official Standard Names Gazetteer, US Board on Geographic Names, 1973
MAPq 915.94003 L298-2

Latvia

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Lebanon

Reference Collection

Lebanon Official Standard Names Gazetteer, US Board on Geographic Names, 1970
MAP 910.3 UNI

Liberia

Reference Collection

Liberia Official Standard Names Gazetteer, US Board on Geographic Names, 1976
MAPq 916.662003 L695-2

Libya

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Libya, US Board on Geographic Names, 1988
MAPq 916.1003 G289-3

Lithuania

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Luxembourg

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Luxembourg, US Board on Geographic Names, 1947
MAPs 910.3 UNI

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Macao

Reference Collection

Hong Kong, Macao, Sinkiang, Taiwan and Tibet, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Hong Kong and Macao, US Board on Geographic Names, 1972
MAP 910.3 UNI

Madagascar

Reference Collection

Madagascar, Réunion and the Comoro Islands, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAPq 916.9003 M178

Malagasy Republic

See Madagascar

Malawi

Reference Collection

Malawi, US Board on Geographic Names, 1970
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Rhodesia and Nyasaland, US Board on Geographic Names, 1956
MAPq 916.89003 R476

Malaysia

Reference Collection

Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, US Board on Geographic Names, 1970
MAPq 915.95003 M238-2

Reference Collection

A Sabah Gazetteer, by Joseph Tangah and K. M. Wong, 1995
MAPq 915.953003 S113

Mali

Reference Collection

Mali, US Board on Geographic Names, 1965
MAP 910.3 UNI

Malta

Reference Collection

Malta, US Board on Geographic Names, 1971
MAP 910.3 UNI

Mariana Islands

See Northern Mariana Islands

Marshall Islands

Reference Collection

Caroline, Marianas, Marshall and Gilbert Islands, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1944
MAPq 919.65003 C292

Mauritania

Reference Collection

Mauritania, US Board on Geographic Names, 1966
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Mesopetamia

See Iraq

Mexico

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Mexico, in 3 volumes, US Board on Geographic Names, 1992
MAPq 917.2003 G289-3

Web-accessible

Geographic location of selected cities in the Mexican United States, Instituto de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica
http://www.inegi.gob.mx/territorio/ingles/extterri/tciu.html

Micronesia, Federated States of

Reference Collection

Caroline, Marianas, Marshall and Gilbert Islands, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1944
MAPq 919.65003 C292

Reference Collection

The Mariannas and Caroline Islands, US Army Forces in the Far East, 1943
MAP 919.025 U57

Moldova

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Mongolia

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Mongolia, US Board on Geographic Names, 1988
MAPq 910.309517 G289

Reference Collection

Mongolia, US Board on Geographic Names, 1970
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Morocco

Reference Collection

Morocco, US Board on Geographic Names, 1970
MAP 910.3 UNI

Mozambique

Reference Collection

Mozambique, US Board on Geographic Names, 1969
MAP 910.3 UNI

Myanmar

Reference Collection

Burma, US Board on Geographic Names, 1966
MAPq 915.91003 B962

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Burma in 2 Volumes, First published 1880 reprinted 1983
MAP 910.3591 G289

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Nauru

Reference Collection

Caroline, Marianas, Marshall and Gilbert Islands, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1944
MAPq 919.65003 C292

Reference Collection

Fiji, Tonga, and Nauru, US Board of Geographic Names, 1974
MAPq 919.61003 F477

The Netherlands

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of The Netherlands, US Board of Geographic Names, 1982
MAPq 914.92003 A923-2

Netherlands Antilles

Reference Collection

Preliminary Gazetteer Netherlands Antilles, US Board of Geographic Names, 1952
MAP 910.372986 P924

Netherlands East Indies

See Indonesia

New Caledonia

Reference Collection

New Caledonia and Dependencies and Wallis and Futuna , US Board of Geographic Names, 1974
MAPq 919.597003 G289

New Guinea

See Papua New Guinea

New Zealand

Reference Collection

Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Gazetteer Supplement, US Board of Geographic Names, 1972
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of New Zealand Place Names, NZ Lands and Survey, 1968
MAPq 919.31003 N567

Reference Collection

New Zealand, US Board of Geographic Names, 1954
MAPq 919.3003 N532

Web-accessible

New Zealand Geographic Place-names Database
http://www.linz.govt.nz/

Reference Collection

Know Your South Island Places: Guide to Place Names and History, by Murdoch Riley, 1995
MAP 919.37003 R573

Reference Collection

Supplement to Place Names of New Zealand, by A. W. Reed, 1979
MAPn 919.31 R323

Reference Collection

Wises New Zealand Guide, Wise Publications, 1987
MAPq 919.31 W814-8

Nicaragua

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Nicaragua, US Board of Geographic Names, 1985
MAP 917.285 G289-3

Niger

Reference Collection

Niger, US Board of Geographic Names, 1966
MAP 910.3 UNI

Nigeria

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Place Names on Map of Nigeria, Director of Surveys Nigeria, 1949
MAP 916.69 NIG

Reference Collection

Nigeria, US Board of Geographic Names, 1971
MAPq 916.69 N685

Northern Mariana Islands

Reference Collection

Caroline, Marianas, Marshall and Gilbert Islands, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1944
MAPq 919.65003 C292

Reference Collection

The Mariannas and Caroline Islands, US Army Forces in the Far East, 1943
MAP 919.025 U57

Northern Rhodesia

See Zambia

North Korea

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of North Korea, US Board of Geographic Names, 1982
MAPq 915.19300321 S429

Norway

Reference Collection

Norway, US Board of Geographic Names, 1984
MAPq 914.81003 N892

Reference Collection

Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, US Board of Geographic Names, 1963
MAPq 914.81003 N892

Nyasaland

See Malawi

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Oceania

See Pacific Ocean

Oman

Reference Collection

Arabian Peninsula, US Board of Geographic Names, 1961
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Arabia: A Geographical and Tribal History of the Arabian Peninsula, in 2 volumes, edited by Sheila A. Scoville, 1979
MAPq 910.3 G289

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Oman, US Board of Geographic Names, 1983
MAP 910.3095353 H841

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Pacific Ocean

See also individual countries, eg Fiji, Soloman Islands etc.

Reference Collection

Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Gazetteer Supplement, US Board of Geographic Names, 1972
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

British Solomon Islands Protectorate and Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, US Board on Geographic Names, 1974
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

A Gazet[t]eer of Obselete/Alternative Names of the Pacific Islands with their Current Equivalents, Australian National University, 1976
MAPf 919.003 G289

Reference Collection

Guide to Place Names in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (the Marshall, Caroline and Mariana Islands), compiled by E. H. Bryan, Jr., 1971
MAP 919.65003 B915

Reference Collection

Islands of the Central and South Pacific, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1944
MAPq 919.003 I82

Reference Collection

South Pacific, US Board on Geographic Names, 1957
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Southwest Pacific, US Board on Geographic Names, 1956
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

West Pacific Islands, US Board on Geographic Names, 1957
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Pakistan

Reference Collection

Pakistan, US Board on Geographic Names, 1978
MAPq 915.491003 P152-2

Palau

Reference Collection

Caroline, Marianas, Marshall and Gilbert Islands, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1944
MAPq 919.65003 C292

Reference Collection

The Mariannas and Caroline Islands, US Army Forces in the Far East, 1943
MAP 919.025 U57

Panama

Reference Collection

Panama and Canal Zone, US Board on Geographic Names, 1969
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Papua New Guinea

Reference Collection

An Aphabetical List of Villages in Papua and New Guinea, University of Papua and New Guinea, 1970
MAPn 919.95 P218

Reference Collection

Gazetteer New Guinea Border Zone, Department of National Development, 1966
MAP 919.5003 G289

Reference Collection

New Guinea and Nearby Islands, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1944
MAPq 919.5003 N532

Reference Collection

Papua and Australian Mandated Territory, US Army Forces in the Far East, 1943
MAP 919.025 U57

Reference Collection

Solomon Islands, Bismark Archipelago and Islands Off the Southeastern End of New Guinea, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1944
MAPq 919.593003 S689

Paracel Islands

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands, US Board on Geographic Names, 1987
MAPpf 910.30916471 G289

Paraguay

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Paraguay, US Board on Geographic Names, 1992
MAPq 918.92003 G289-2

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of Paraguay, by Raymond A. Painter, 1989
MAP 598.29892 P346-2

People's Republic of China

See China

Persia

See Iran

Persian Gulf

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, in 3 Parts, by J. G. Lorimer, 1908-1915
MAP 915.55 L866

Peru

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Peru, US Board on Geographic Names, 1989
MAPq 918.5003 G289-2

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of Peru,by Lorian Stephens and Melvin A. Traynor, 1983
MAP 598.0723 S834

Philippine Islands

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of The Philippines, in 2 volumes, US Board on Geographic Names, 1989
MAP 915.99003 G289-2

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of The Philippines Islands, US Department of Commerce, 1945
MAP 915.9903 G289

Reference Collection

Index of Names Pertaining to Bach's Map of the Philippine Islands, to accompany maps in two editions - 1929, 1934, John Bach
MAP G8060 1929, 1934

Reference Collection

The Philippine Islands and Hainan, US Army Forces in the Far East, 1943
MAP 919.025 U57

Reference Collection

Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippines, in 2 volumes, Bureau of Insular Affairs [US], 1902
MAP RA 281

Poland

Reference Collection

Allgemeine Richtlinie für die Schreibweise geographischer Namen der VR Polen, Ministerium des Innern Verwaltungs- und Kartenwesen, 1982
MAP 914.3800331` A435-2

Web-accessible

An Index of German-Polish and Polish-German names of the localities in Poland and Russia, ATS Numismatics (Anna Sluszkiewicz)
http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html

Web-accessible

Database Search Utility [Eastern Germany and Poland], compiled by Uwe-Karsten Krickhahn
http://www.kartenmeister.com

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Poland, in 2 volumes, US Board on Geographic Names, 1988
MAPq 914.38003 G289-2

Portugal

Reference Collection

Portugal and Cape Verde Islands, US Board on Geographic Names, 1961
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Portuguese East Africa

See Mozambique

Portuguese Guinea

See Guinea-Bissau

Portuguese West Africa

See Angola

Puerto Rico

Reference Collection

Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands and Other Islands and Banks in the Caribbean, US Board on Geographic Names, 1958
MAPs 910.3 UNI

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Qatar

Reference Collection

Arabian Peninsula, US Board of Geographic Names, 1961
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates, US Board on Geographic Names, 1976
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Arabia: A Geographical and Tribal History of the Arabian Peninsula, in 2 volumes, edited by Sheila A. Scoville, 1979
MAPq 910.3 G289

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Qatar, US Board on Geographic Names, 1986
MAPpf 915.36300321 G289

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Rhodesia

See Zambia, Zimbabwe

Rio Muni

See Equatorial Guinea

Romania

Reference Collection

Allgemeine Richtlinie für die Schreibweise geographischer Namen der SR Rumänien, Ministerium des Innern Verwaltungs- und Kartenwesen, 1980
MAP 914.9800331` A435

Web-accessible

German Genealogy: Donauschwaben Village List, genealogy.net
http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/dsinfo.htm

Reference Collection

Rumania, US Board on Geographic Names, 1960
MAPq 910.3 UNI

Russian Federation

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Rwanda

Reference Collection

Rwanda, US Board on Geographic Names, 1964
MAPq 910.3 UNI

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Sao Tome and Principe

Reference Collection

Rio Muni, Fernando Po, and São Tomé e Príncipe, US Board of Geographic Names, 1962
MAPq 916.718003 G289

Saudi Arabia

Reference Collection

Arabian Peninsula, US Board of Geographic Names, 1961
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Arabia: A Geographical and Tribal History of the Arabian Peninsula, in 2 volumes, edited by Sheila A. Scoville, 1979
MAPq 910.3 G289

Reference Collection

Saudi Arabia, US Board on Geographic Names, 1978
MAPq 915.38003 U57

Scotland

See also Great Britain
Web-accessible

Gazetteer for Scotland, Department of Geography at University of Edinburgh and Royal Scottish Geographical Society
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/gaztitle.html

Reference Collection

Place-Names of Argyll, by H. Cameron Gillies, 1906
MAP 910.309441 G481

Reference Collection

Place Names of Upper Deeside, by Adam Watson & Elizabethe Allan, 1984
MAPq 914.12400321 W337

Reference Collection

Place names on maps of Scotland and Wales: A glossary of the most common Gaelic and Scandinavian elements used on maps of Scotland and of the most common Welsh Elements used on maps of Wales, Ordnance Survey, 1981
MAPp 914.1100321 P697

Reference Collection

Scottish Place-Names, by W.F.H. Nicolaisen, 1976
MAP 914.11 N596

Reference Collection

Scottish Place Names, by Nicola Wood, 1989
MAP 914.110014 W877

Web-accessible

Timothy Pont's Texts, National Library of Scotland
http://www.nls.uk/pont/texts/index.html

Reference Collection

A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties; islands; cities; burgh and market towns; parishes; and principal villages; with historical and statistical descriptions ..., Samuel Lewis, 1846
MAP RA 125

Senegal

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Senegal, US Board on Geographic Names, 1990
MAPq 916.63003 G289-2

Sierra Leone

Reference Collection

Sierra Leone, US Board on Geographic Names, 1966
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Singapore

Reference Collection

Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, US Board on Geographic Names, 1970
MAPq 915.95003 M238-2

Reference Collection

Toponymics: A Study of Singapore Street Names, Victor r. Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh, 2003
MAP 915.5750014 S264

Slovakia

Reference Collection

Gazetteer Czechoslovakia, US Board of Geographic Names, 1955
MAPq 914.37003 U57

Slovenia

See (former) Yugosalvia

Solomon Islands

Reference Collection

British Solomon Islands, US Army Forces in the Far East, 1943
MAP 919.025 U57

Reference Collection

British Solomon Islands Protectorate and Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, US Board on Geographic Names, 1974
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Solomon Islands, Bismark Archipelago and Islands Off the Southeastern End of New Guinea, Hydrographic Office US Navy Department, 1944
MAPq 919.593003 S689

Somalia

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Somalilands, US Board of Geographic Names, 1950
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Somalia, US Board on Geographical Names, 1987
MAPq 916.77300321 B955-2

South Africa

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of South Africa, in 4 volumes, US Board on Geographic Names, 1992
MAPq 916.8003 G289-2

Reference Collection

Place Names in the Cape Province, C. Graham Botha, 1926
MAP 929.4 BOT

Reference Collection

South African Place Names, Charles Pettman, 1985
MAP 910.0140968 P511

South Atlantic

Reference Collection

South Atlantic, US Board on Geographic Names, 1957, (Includes Saint Helena & dependencies, Falkland Islands, Antarctic islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands, and Bouvet Island)
MAP 910.3 UNI

Southern Rhodesia

See Zimbabwe

South Korea

Reference Collection

South Korea, US Board on Geographic Names, 1965
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

South Korea, US Board on Geographic Names, 1966
MAPs 910.3 S726

Spain

Reference Collection

Spain and Andorra, US Board on Geographic Names, 1961
MAP 910.3 UNI

Spanish Guinea

See Equatorial Guinea

Spanish Sahara

See Western Sahara

Spratly Islands

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands, US Board on Geographic Names, 1987
MAPpf 910.30916471 G289

Sri Lanka

Reference Collection

Ceylon, US Board on Geographic Names, 1960
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Sudan

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Sudan, US Board on Geographic Names, 1989
MAPq 916.24003 G289-2

Suriname

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Suriname, US Board on Geographic Names, 1993
MAPq 918.83003 G289-2

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of the Guianas, by L Stephens & M.A. Traylor, Jr, 1985
MAP 598.2988 S834

Sweden

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Sweden, in 2 volumes, US Board on Geographical Names, 1989
MAPq 914.85003 G289-3

Web-accessible

Swedish Gazetteer, National Atlas of Sweden
http://www.sna.se/gazetteer.html

Switzerland

Reference Collection

Allgemeine Richtlinie für die Schreibweise geographischer Namen der Schweiz, Ministerium des Innern Verwaltungs- und Kartenwesen, 1981
MAPp 919.4940014 A435

Reference Collection

Preliminary Gazetteer of Switzerland, US Board on Geographic Names, 1950
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Schweizerisches Ortschaftenverzeichnis - Dictionnaire des Localities de la Suisse 1960, in 6 volumes, Eidgenössisches Statistisches Amt - Bureau Federal de Statistique, 1965-1967
MAP 914.94003 S979

Syria

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Syria, US Board of Geographic Names, 1983
MAPq 915.691003 H841-2

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Taiwan

Reference Collection

Hong Kong, Macao, Sinkiang, Taiwan and Tibet, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Republic of China[Taiwan], US Board on Geographic Names, 1974
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

US Army Gazetteer to Maps of Formosa (Taiwan), US Army Map Service, 1945
MAP 912.51249 UNI

Tajikistan

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Tanganyika

See Tanzania

Tanzania

Reference Collection

British East Africa, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Tanzania, US Board on Geographic Names, 1965
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Zanzibar, US Board on Geographic Names, 1964
MAPq 916.781003 234

Thailand

Reference Collection

Gazetteer to Maps of Thailand, US Board on Geographic Names, 1944
MAP 910.309593 G289

Reference Collection

Thailand, US Board on Geographic Names, 1966
MAP 910.3 UNI

Tibet

Reference Collection

Hong Kong, Macao, Sinkiang, Taiwan and Tibet, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

Togo

Reference Collection

Togo, US Board on Geographic Names, 1966
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Tonga

Reference Collection

Fiji, Tonga, and Nauru, US Board of Geographic Names, 1974
MAPq 919.61003 F477

Trucial States

See United Arab Emirates

Tunisia

Reference Collection

Tunisia, US Board of Geographic Names, 1964
MAPq 916.11003 T926

Turkey

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Turkey, in 2 volumes, US Board of Geographic Names, 1984
MAPq 910.309561 B955-2

Turkmenistan

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Tuvalu

Reference Collection

British Solomon Islands Protectorate and Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, US Board on Geographic Names, 1974
MAPs 910.3 UNI

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Uganda

Reference Collection

British East Africa, and Zanzibar, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Uganda, US Board on Geographic Names, 1964
MAPq 916.761003 U26

Ukraine

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

(former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

See also individual countries under current name, eg Estonia

Web-accessible

An Index of German-Polish and Polish-German names of the localities in Poland and Russia, ATS Numismatics (Anna Sluszkiewicz)
http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html

Reference Collection

Index to USSR and Adjacent Countries, to accompany map, Geographical Section General Staff, 1952
MAP G7000 s8000

Reference Collection

Russian-English Geographical Encyclopedia, I. Telberg, 1960
MAPf 914.7 TEL

Reference Collection

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, in 7 volumes, US Board on Geographic Names, 1970
MAPq 914.7003 U58-2

United Arab Emirates

Reference Collection

Arabian Peninsula, US Board of Geographic Names, 1961
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates, US Board on Geographic Names, 1976
MAPs 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Arabia: A Geographical and Tribal History of the Arabian Peninsula, in 2 volumes, edited by Sheila A. Scoville, 1979
MAqQ 910.3 G289

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of the United Arab Emirates, US Board on Geographic Names, 1987
MAPq 915.35700321 G289

United Kingdom

See Great Britain, Ireland (Northern and Republic of)

United States of America

See also United States of America - Individual States

Reference Collection

An Accompaniment to Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United States, Mitchell and Hinman, 1836
MAP 917.3003 MIT

Reference Collection

The American Atlas: U.S. Longitudes & Latitudes, Time Changes and Time Zones, compiled by Thomas G. Shanks, 1990
MAPq 529.7 S528-5

Reference Collection

American Places Dictionary : a guide to 45,000 populated places, natural features and other places in the United States, in 4 volumes, edited by Frank R. Abate, c1994
MAPq 917.3003 A512

Web-accessible

Geographic Names Information System: United States and Territories, United States Geological Survey
http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/

Reference Collection

Illustrated Dictionary of Place Names : United States and Canada, edited by Kelsie B. Harder, 1976
MAP 973.0321 I29

Web-accessible

US Gazetteer, US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer

United States of America - Individual States

Reference Collection

Alaska Place Names, Alan Edward Schorr, 1986
MAPq 917.98003 S374-3

Reference Collection

Geographic Names in the Coastal Areas of Alaska, US Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1943
MAPq 917.98 UNI

Reference Collection

1000 California Place Names, University of California Press, 1949
MAP 929.4 GUD2

Web-accessible

Name Origins of Florida Places, Florida Division of Historical Resources
http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/reports/names/

Reference Collection

Placenames of Georgia, essays of John H. Goff, edited by Francis Lee Utley and Marion R. Hemperley, 1975
MAP 917.58003 G612

Reference Collection

Hawaiian Islands, US Board on Geographical Names, 1956
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Place Names of Hawaii, Pukui, Elbert & Mookini, 2nd edition, 1974
MAP 919.69003 P979-2

Reference Collection

1001 Kansas Place Names, Sondra van Meter McCoy and Jan Hults, 1989
MAP 917.81003 M131

Reference Collection

Carson City Place Names: The Names of Old Ormsby County, Nevada, Mary B. Ansari, 1995
MAPq 917.93 A617

Reference Collection

The Place Names of Westchester County, New York, Richard M. Lederer, Jr., 1978
MAP 917.4727703 L437

Reference Collection

The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins, [New York], Henry Moscow, 1978
MAP 917.47100321 M896

Reference Collection

1001 Texas Place Names, Fred Tarpley, 1980
MAP 917.6400321 T191

United States posessions in the Caribbean

See Caribbean

Upper Volta

See Burkina Faso

Uruguay

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of Uruguay, Raymond A. Paynter, Jr., 1994
MAP 598.298950223 P 346-2

Reference Collection

Uruguay, US Board on Geographic Names, 1956
MAPq 918.95003 U82

Uzbekistan

See (former) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Vanuatu

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of New Hebrides Place Names - Nomenclature des Noms Géographiques des Nouvelles-Hébrides, edited by D. T. Tryon and R. Gély, 1979
MAP 405 LIN

Reference Collection

New Hebrides, US Board on Geographic Names, 1974
MAPq 919.34 D313

Venezuela

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Venezuela, in 2 volumes, US Board on Geographic Names, 1993
MAPq 918.7003 G289-2

Reference Collection

Ornithological Gazetteer of Venezuela, Raymond A. Paynter, Jr., 1982
MAP 598.2987 P 346

Vietnam

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Vietnam, in 2 volumes, US Board on Geographic Names, 1986
MAPq 915.97003 B258

Virgin Islands of the United States

Reference Collection

Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands and Other Islands and Banks in the Caribbean, US Board on Geographic Names, 1958
MAPs 910.3 UNI

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Wales

See also England, Great Britain
Standalone

Historic Parishes of England and Wales, Roger Kain and Richard Oliver, 2001
MAP mt 459

Reference Collection The Place-names of Wales, Hywel Wyn Owen, 1998
MAP 914.29003 O97
Reference Collection

Place names on maps of Scotland and Wales: A glossary of the most common Gaelic and Scandinavian elements used on maps of Scotland and of the most common Welsh Elements used on maps of Wales, Ordnance Survey, 1981
MAPp 914.1100321 P697

Reference Collection

A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, comprising the several counties; citie;, boroughs; corporate and market town;, parishe;, chapelrie;, and township;, with historical and statistical descriptions ..., in 2 volumes, Samuel Lewis, 1844
MAP RA 249

Reference Collection Welsh Place-Names Unzipped, Brian Davies, 2001
MAP 914.290014 D255

Wallis and Futuna

Reference Collection

New Caledonia and Dependencies and Wallis and Futuna , US Board of Geographic Names, 1974
MAPq 919.597003 G289

Western Sahara

Reference Collection

Spanish Sahara, US Board on Geographic Names, 1969
MAP 910.3 UNI

West Indies

Reference Collection

British West Indies and Bermuda, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

French West Indies, US Board on Geographic Names, 1957
MAP 910.3 UNI

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Xinjiang Uygur (Sinkiang)

Reference Collection

Hong Kong, Macao, Sinkiang, Taiwan and Tibet, US Board on Geographic Names, 1955
MAP 910.3 UNI

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Yemen

Reference Collection

Arabian Peninsula, US Board of Geographic Names, 1961
MAP 910.3 UNI

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Arabia: A Geographical and Tribal History of the Arabian Peninsula, in 2 volumes, edited by Sheila A. Scoville, 1979
MAPq 910.3 G289

Reference Collection

Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen, US Board on Geographic Names, 1976
MAPq 915.3320903 U57

Reference Collection

Yemen Arab Republic, US Board on Geographic Names, 1976
MAPq 915.3320903 Y44

(former) Yugoslavia

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Yugoslavia, in 2 volumes, US Board on Geographic Names, 1983
MAPq 914.9700321 F648-2

Web-accessible

German Genealogy: Donauschwaben Village List, genealogy.net
http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/dsinfo.htm

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Zaire

See Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Zambia

Reference Collection

Gazetteer of Zambia, in 2 volumes, US Board on Geographic Names, 1983
MAPq 916.894003 S915

Reference Collection

Rhodesia and Nyasaland, US Board on Geographic Names, 1956
MAPq 916.89003 R476

Zimbabwe

Reference Collection

Rhodesia and Nyasaland, US Board on Geographic Names, 1956
MAPq 916.89003 R476

Reference Collection

Southern Rhodesia, US Board on Geographic Names, 1973
MAP 910.3 UNI

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Out of this World

Web-accessible

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/

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