Thanks for that info...guess I overlooked that little caveat all this time while pondering just how to enter an independent city. At first glance, that method looks a little awkward but it certainly satisfies all the requirements for form and location specificity.
Brian in CA Someone wanted to know if CA meant Canada or California. Here is a hint: it's the land of fruits and nuts. One got elected governor. PS - Whatever happened to the 4 or 5 other Brians on this list (thus my reason for the moniker). > -----Original Message----- > From: Bain Family [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and County Names > > Geo Locations lists such cities in the following manner which makes > sense to > me: > > Richmond, Richmond (City), Virginia, USA > Alexandria, Alexandria (City), Virginia, USA > Lynchburg, Lynchburg (City), Virginia, USA > Norfolk, Norfolk (City), Virginia, USA > Baltimore, Baltimore (City), Maryland, USA > Saint Louis, St. Louis (City), Missouri, USA > > ~Lana > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Brian L. Lightfoot" <[email protected]> > > > > And now for the Coup de grâce....Virginia has something unique > called > > "Independent Cities" such as Richmond, Virginia. The city is a > subdivision > > of the state just like the other counties. The independent city does > not > > reside in any county at all. So how does one enter that location: > > "Richmond, Virginia" is factually correct but Legacy expects some > type of > > county there or a comma for a missing county will give you the absurd > > "Richmond, , Virginia". There are 42 such independent cities in the > US; 39 > > of them are located in Virginia. > > > > > > Brian in CA > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
