Hi Rich, when I posted my question - honestly - I had no idea about what it would lead to <bg>
I'm however glad that I did ask, and feeling really grateful for all the detailed answers. Much easier now to understand which concepts were behind the creation and development of all the different types of areas over time. > Some day the USA will get organized, and I will move to Europe. LOL ... to Europe which is pretty much organized already. You are most welcome! Tilman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Schulthies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 4:29 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location, location, location > And here is the silliest part of thew whole game. Each state in the USA > has created one or more names to be used. A city originally was as > below, but in the state of Illinois, the smallest name was Village, and > stated about 10,000. With no regard to size at all, the Village cound > request the state legislature to upgrade them to a Town or City, and the > assemlby would say, now you are a City, or Town, or no, your city voted > wrong in the last election. Each state in the US has its own rules as to > as to what will be called which. In current usage, most of them are > interchangeable. Some day the USA will get organized, and I will move to > Europe. > Rich in LA > 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
