At: http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi you can enter the town and state and get information as to county. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form is also helpful in locating places like towns but also schools, cemeteries, etc. Hint: if you want Mt. Vernon at both sites you must write Mount Vernon. They don't do abbreviations. Cheryl Rothwell logancty@mindspring.com Logan County, IL, Coordinator, ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas et al