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From: Ron Stockton <>
Subject: [GM] Re: Landmarks
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 17:34:17 -0700
References: <b6b30n$4fs$1@askin-17.linkpendium.com>


> > Can anyone offer any suggestions for finding landmarks and place
> > names featuring a particular surname?
> >
> > Jen <>
>
> You might try the Getty Thesaurus of Geographical names on line:
>
> http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html
>
> glee


Go here

http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form

and search by your surnames. You will probably find many features
and locations with any given name.

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Ron StocktonDerby, KS,USA
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