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Eliz On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:37 PM, Pat Hickin <[email protected]> wrote: > There's a somewhat similar problem in Virginia, where for 90 or so years > we've had independent cities that are not in counties. I've never quite > decided what to do with them! > > Pat > > On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Terri Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That's what I do just to get Washington DC to sort the way I want (I'm too >> lazy to play with the sorting options). Just keep in mind there isn't a >> county. >> >> Terri Brown >> >> From: JLB <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2012 10:32 PM >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] proper format for Washington, DC >> >> If Washington is a city and DC is treated as a state, wouldn't it be >> Washington, (blank), District of Columbia, United States? >> --- >> JL Beeken >> JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists >> http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ >> >> On 9/6/2012 6:16 PM, Jackie King wrote: >> > Sorry - I didn't realize you were not in the United States. >> > >> > The District of Columbia is a federal district that contains the city of >> > Washington - but for all practical purposes the district for addressing >> > is treated like you would a state. >> > >> > So you have two choices in my mind - the one you were given or a >> > (blank), Washington, District of Columbia, USA. >> > >> > >> > On 9/6/2012 8:13 PM, JLB wrote: >> >> Being not someone who lives in the U.S. I find this very confusing. As >> >> we watch it on television, it appears as though Washington DC is a >> >> city. >> > >> >> So, is it Washington DC, , , United States? Or is Washington a county >> >> as >> > >> >> you seem to be saying? And if so, what is DC? I'm reading you but I'm >> >> not getting it. >> >> --- >> >> JL Beeken >> >> JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists >> >> http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ >> >> >> >> On 9/6/2012 6:05 PM, Jackie King wrote: >> >>> 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 - 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