Los Angeles city and Los Angeles county are not the same, but San Francisco city and county are.
Wm Voss who lives in the former, but prefers the later -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 05 July, 2002 07:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location, location, location Hi, Tilman, Kathi is correct that "city" or "town" is often a reference to the population. States are divided into counties ("parishes" in Louisiana). Counties are subdivided into townships. A city, etc. can be located anywhere within the township and sometimes, just to keep us confused, can straddle township boundries. Finally, some cities are so large as to be both the city and county. Los Angeles is a good example of this. For example, I am from the City of East Grand Forks, which is located in Grand Forks Township, Polk County, Minnesota. Each of these is a separate, governing entity. Knowing the township can be very important, especially if someone purchased land under the 1862 Homestead Act. These are the land records found at www.blm.gov. And, as Kathi noted, for finding voting records, census reports, etc. As a rule, I note the township only if the event occurred in a rural area, i.e., not a city. This helps me pinpoint the geographic location. Jon Raymond St. Paul Park, MN http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
