All of my D.C. folks are very early on - so I get to use the county system. While it looks odd, what was suggested might work - or perhaps leave the city blank - put washington where you normally would put the county - and then the district and country.
Jackie On 9/6/2012 8:01 PM, JLB wrote: > OK, I'll bite. What IS correct? Thanks for the other info. I never would > have known. > --- > JL Beeken > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ > > On 9/6/2012 5:29 PM, Jackie King wrote: >> It may not be right but it depends on the time frame you are discussing. >> Early on, D.C. had two counties - Washington and Alexandria - and >> encompassed a portion of Virginia. In that case you probably would have >> treated it like any city and state with reference to the county. Later >> - about 1846 - it became one county and one district after Alexandria >> was given back to Virginia. Until 1890, the census bureau counted the >> area as the City of Washing, City of Georgetown and anything >> unincorporated as Washington county. Washington county technically >> ceased to exist in the early 1870s when it was pulled into the city of >> Washington. I believe what you see now has been developed to use the >> four place holders - but technically isn't correct. >> >> Jackie >> >> >> On 9/6/2012 5:10 PM, JLB wrote: >>> What is the proper way to write Washington, DC using all 4 fields? >>> Legacy gives it as Washington, District of Columbia, District of >>> Columbia, United States in the geo location database and that doesn't >>> sound right. >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5253 - Release Date: 09/06/12 >> >> >> > > > 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 > > 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
