I am certain that I will offend a lot of people, and if you have a comment send it to me privately, however -- One of the basic tenants of genealogical research is to have good maps, atlases, etc. with good indices of the areas - states, countries, etc. - that you are researching. (Some maps, atlases are good, some are not.) It certainly a lot easier, and less expensive, to ask a list for the general location of a geographical location or population place (state, county, city). But it is usually faster to look it up yourself, provided that it is a current location. (Historical locations are another matter and certainly have a place in the lists). Looking it up yourself reduces the volume of e-mail that most of us have to look at before pushing the delete key, and it increased your knowledge of geography since you have to actually look at a map. <grin> [:-), etc. -- Tom Lusk -- Tallahassee FL [:- ) May the Wind always be at your back! thomase@nettally.com Researching: LUSK, ELLIOTT, PALMER, PERRY, STUART, WITHERSPOON: Europe > western PA : CLELAND: Lawrence/Mercer Co. PA, BUSH ?> GA > FL, FOSTER ?> MA > CT