gazetteers
Geographic name indexes
Gazetteers are geographical reference works that provide information about places—towns, cities, regions, physical features, and the like.
They typically include names, locations, populations, and other relevant data, organized alphabetically like a dictionary.
Historically, gazetteers accompanied atlases to supply the facts that maps couldn't convey.
The term also refers to journalists who write for a gazette, though this usage is now uncommon.
Bound collection of charts
- almanacYearly data compilation
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- guidebookReference for travelers
handbook · sourcebook · lexicon · directory · index · register · catalogue · archive
Bound collection of charts
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
latitude · elevation · terrain · landform · surveying · geodetic · GIS · geospatial
A particular geographic area
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
village · district · precinct · ward · neighborhood · parish · county · province
Scholar of old artifacts
- colonialOf occupied territories
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- archivalOf preserved documents
- chronicleOrdered historical record
registry · census · survey · documentation · Victorian · ecclesiastical · parish records · land records
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- almanacYearly data compilation
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
guidebook · handbook · sourcebook · lexicon · directory · index · register · catalogue · archive · bibliography
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
longitude · latitude · elevation · terrain · landform · surveying · geodetic · GIS · geospatial · contour
locality
A particular geographic area
settlement · village · district · precinct · ward · neighborhood · parish · county · province · municipality
antiquarian
Scholar of old artifacts
chronicle · registry · census · survey · documentation · Victorian · ecclesiastical · parish records · land records · genealogy
gazetteerschronologies
Sequential historical records
who's who · dictionaries · thesauri · bibliographies · concordances
gazetteersmaps
Geographic visual representations
road maps · street maps · atlases · charts · globes