Then we have St. Louis. The City of St. Louis, Missouri is all by itself, no County government. St. Louis County, in sort of a crescent, surrounds that part of St. Louis City not bounded by the Mississippi river and has all sorts of municipalities in the County. Will leave the editorial comments to another day. Bill Houdek [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wm Voss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 10:14 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
