Rootsweb post sites and tools that will be of help in your research. Please look at these sites and I know I could spend a good bit of time scroll through things of interest. Very helpful hints. Beulah When you know the U.S. town, but not the county, type in the name of town and state here: http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi Put the U.S. county's name and leave the state's name blank and you will get a list of the states with a county by that name. http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/county.cgi Can't figure out some country or regional abbreviations? Check here: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/codes1.html Looking for Maps, Gazetteers and Geographical Information? http://www.cyndislist.com/maps.htm Stumbled over an abbreviation you can't find the answer to? Check "Abbreviations Found in Genealogy" here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/abbrev.html See also Dictionaries and Glossaries on Cyndi's List: http://www.cyndislist.com/diction.htm