New England Historic Genealogical Society
Town Guides

Gazetteers: U.S. States - Alabama to Missouri


Connecticut *

 

A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island (1819, reprinted 1991)
[R. Rm. REF F 92 P36]

  • Lengthy historical and biographical sketches of counties and towns in Connecticut and Rhode Island
  • Recently added index
  • State histories
  • Statistics
  • Original is in our rare book collection [RB F 92 P36]

 

Connecticut

 

Connecticut Place Names (1976)
[REF F 92 H83]

  • Place-name histories and place locations
  • Very large volume

 

Connecticut 

 

Indian Names in Connecticut
[CT 35 10 – old system]

  • Locations of places in Connecticut named by Native Americans in Colonial times, as well as definitions of those names

 

Delaware

 

Gazetteer of Maryland and Delaware
[REF F 179 G36 1979]

  • Standard gazetteer
  • Includes short, general descriptions of each state

 

Indiana

 

Geo. W. Hawes' Indiana State Gazetteer, Shipper's Guide, and Business Directory
[F 524 H3 1864-1865]

  • Town and business index
  • Shipper's guide of every entry point in the state
  • Railroad terminals with shipping directions
  • More of a business directory than a gazetteer

 

Maine

 

Maine Place Names, Nos. 1-8
[REF F 17 C48 1957]

  • Eight small books bound together
  • Histories of place names
  • Organized by county, but not alphabetically

 

Maine

 

Maine Bicentennial Atlas (1976)
[REF F 17 M3]

  • Standard atlas with an index

 

Maine

 

Counties, Cities, Towns, and Plantations of Maine
[REF F 17 M34 1980] 

  • Standard reference to Maine towns
  • Lists early Maine land and name changes, incorporations, and boundary changes
  • Place-names alphabetically listed

 

Maine *

 

The Length and Breadth of Maine
[F 17 A8 1946]

  • Lists and statistics concerning Maine's natural features and place-names
  • A second copy is available at REF F 17 A8 1946

 

Maine 

 

"Indian Place Names of the Penobscot Valley and the Maine Coast," The Maine Bulletin, Vol. XLIV, No. 4
[F 17 E2 1941]

 

 

Maine 

 

Gazetteer of the State of Maine
[F 17 V31 1881]
Very detailed descriptions and many illustrations

 


Maryland  *


Gazetteer of Maryland and Delaware
[REF F 179 G36 1979]

  • Standard gazetteer with brief general descriptions of each state


Maryland  *


A Gazetteer of Maryland (1904)
[F 179 G19]

  • Standard gazetteer


Maryland 
 


Maryland A to Z
[F 179 K36 1985]

  • Incorporation dates
  • Population statistics
  • Location information
  • Short history of the state


Massachusetts


A Gazetteer of Massachusetts
[R. Rm. REF F 62 H42 1849] 

  • Standard gazetteer
  • Includes extensive information about Boston institutions and industry
  • Many state statistics
  • The 1846 edition is in the rare book collection: [RB F 62 H42 1846]


Massachusetts *


A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts
[R. Rm. REF F 62 N27 1874] 

  • Standard gazetteer
  • State statistics
  • Illustrations


Massachusetts


Directory of Massachusetts Place Names
[F 62 D39 1987] 

  • Alphabetical place-name listing
  • County listing
  • Name changes
  • Incorporation dates
  • Geographical changes


Massachusetts


Massachusetts Gazetteer (1985)
[F 63 M37] 

  • Small gazetteer which mainly covers towns, counties, and major geographic features
  • Longitude and latitude directions
  • Population statistics
  • Area and zip code information


Massachusetts


Gazetteer of Berkshire County, Mass., 1725-1885
[F 72 B5 C5 1885] 

  • Town locations
  • Geography information
  • Histories of each town in county
  • Business directory for each town in county
  • Municipal statistics


Massachusetts


Gazetteer of Hampshire County, Mass., 1654-1887
[F 72 H3 G2 1886] 

  • Town locations
  • Geography information
  • Histories of each town in county
  • Business directory for each town in county
  • Municipal statistics


Michigan


Gazetteer of the State of Michigan
[F 564 B65 1838] 

  • Standard description of state
  • Towns listed alphabetically both by county and by place-name
  • This is a 1975 revised edition; the original copy is in the rare book collection [RB F564 B65 1838]


Missouri


Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri (1874)
[F 464 C18]   

  • Alphabetical listing of towns arranged by county
  • Listing of county localities
  • Post office index