I do not recall ever studying Independent Cities when I did American History in my Uni degree, so I will research this myself off list. Here in Oz, we have states, no counties, only Cities and Suburbs (aka Towns). The only similarity to a County we have are Councils/Shires that are groups of Suburbs/Towns but that's a political jurisdiction not geographical.
End of rant. Getting OT. Kind Regards Mark Lang > -----Original Message----- > From: Bobby Johnson [mailto:b...@brmemc.net] > > What about Washington D. C.? What county is it in? How about > Richmond, VA? What County is it in? there are several "independent > Cities" in the US that do not have a county associated with them. The > next level of jurisdiction is the state in these cases. 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
