Agreed. Always what the record says.
From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis Birke Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2017 1:49 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' <[email protected]> Subject: [LegacyUG] Certain Geographic Names Many of my relatives were born and died in the St. Louis area. In Missouri, the City of St. Louis is not within any county - it is a separate independent entity. But, the City of St. Louis is adjacent to St. Louis County. While St. Louis County is made up of dozens of cities, the names of these cities are almost always ignored - everybody uses "St. Louis" as the place name, whether they are in the City of St. Louis or in a city or town in St. Louis County. This makes trying to identify the precise town or city very difficult, and I've ended up with a lot of inconsistencies in the geographic names. How would you experienced Legacy users handle this situation? I am inclined to follow these two conventions: (1) If the record identifies a specific city in St. Louis County, I will use that name (e.g., "Clayton, St. Louis, Missouri, United States"). 2. In all other cases, when the record references "St. Louis", I will use "St. Louis, Missouri, United States." What are your thoughts?
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