Ah the trick is Mary, to know which one has changed. Some of them have changed/been abbreviated further. Massachusetts is one such state to have a few options over the years. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MM" <elthamlax@techinfo.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [HC] US States > Also a common question at Trivia Nights!! > > Mary of Melbourne > > > > Hi everyone, Not quite the northeast of Vic but several of us have US > ancestors who did live in the NorEast, so I thought I'd post the > abbreviations of the states in the US. My US cousin tells me she gets > confused! And the Australian ones confuse her also....replied that luckily > we don't have 52 to worry her. Thought it may just aid you when searching. > Denise > > > > AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio > > snip >