Geographic Research Aids
Family History Library Research Guides
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rhelps.aspResearch outlines, forms, and other information concerning individual states and countries.
Geographic Names Information System Online Data Base (GNIS)
http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.htmlOn-line U. S. Gazetteer. Fantastic site for finding places in the U.S.
Rootsweb.com
www.rootsweb.ancestry.comFree website which has a number of collections.
Be sure to look at the:- Searchable Databases including the Social Security Death Index, several state marriage and death indexes, South Dakota Birth Index, etc.
- WorldConnect Project contains GEDCOM files which have been uploaded for your searching which includes 640+ million names. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
- Other Tools and Resources include:
- County and State Resources
http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/USA/ - Soundex Converter
http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/soundexconverter - FreeBMD (England and Wales)
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ - Obituary Daily Times
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obituary/ - U.S. Town/County Database
http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
- County and State Resources
USGenWeb
http://www.usgenweb.org/Wonderful resource for state and county information. Also contains a number of “projects” taken on by volunteers including a Tombstone Project; Family Group Sheet Project (27,000+ group sheets), African American Griots Project, Lineage Project (researchers looking for descendants of one particular ancestor; must have lived in the US and must have been born before 31 Dec 1850), Obituary Project, and many more.
Linkpendium
http://www.linkpendium.com/Wonderful resource for links to state and county information.
