Genealogy Tip of the Day Tuesday July 25, 2000 Recording County and Parish Names Email this tip to a friend - Browse the Archives It is important when conducting your research to consult maps of the specific time in history. They'll help you correctly identify the right county, parish or other geopolitical entity that had jurisdiction over the site at the time. It is equally as important to record the name of that entity with the date so that other researchers trying to verify your work will look in the right place. In recording the location, you should indicate the full location as Town (County/Parish) State, or use commas as delimiters. As an example, I would record an event in Rome, Georgia, as Rome (Floyd) GA. You might also record an international location (using commas) as follows: Barkham, Berkshire, England. What is important, though, is to make certain you record as much location information as possible and make certain it is correct for the time period when the event occurred. - George G. Morgan Jennifer Sherwood Braswell jensgen@iol10.com