Peggy, Here is a link to Official Canadian GeoNames web page. http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/search/index_e.php This has links to a search form for names and will return the name of any locations in Canada along with the geographic coordinates. It even includes historical place names for places which are no longer used. A search for Ferris in Ontario returned two current names and, using a search of rescinded names revealed that Ferris was a township at one time but is now just an unincorporated area in other words it has no local government.
Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation [email protected] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. On 26/04/2012 2:04 PM, Marg Strong wrote: > It's probably just me. At this point, I don't know if I'll ever want or need > the townsnip names. > > > I've got a large group of Ontario locations that use the name; such as > "Ferris"and sometimes "Ferris township" for the first field. I'm never sure > if the record coming in from ancestry just was inconsistent, or if there is a > town and a township and I shouldn't change it. I'll need to go back to the > individuals and find out if its a town or township because for consistency I > would always like to record "township" after the place unless it's a city. > (Also I like to keep all the info I find about the place, in case I want it > somewhere down the line.) > 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 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
