And the city and county of Honolulu is the island of Oahu. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wm Voss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 8:14 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] location, location, location
> 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 > 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
