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From: Linda Kralman-Lambert <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: Place Names...Yet Again
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 22:18:16 -0700


Lissa:

Which Geobase did you use?

Linda

At 11:29 PM 2/12/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>At 07:50 PM 2/12/2000 -0500, Lee Hoffman wrote re the LatLong field:
>>What does it do for me? Not a great deal. It is handy for entering the
>>location of those small family graveyards that are located in obscure
>>places and long forgotten by many of the locals. However, in order for you
>>to enter the Lat.Long. initially, you either need to have a GPS device or a
>>detailed map of the area where you can pin-point the location.
>
>...or you need to have a TMG Gold Edition, containing the Geobase on Disk #1.
>
>Several years ago when Bob and I were to be in East Tennessee, we prepared
>for the trip by using the Geobase to search for "Washington County,
>Tennessee; feature type - cemetery." The Geobase turned up 307 cemeteries
>in that county. Scanning the list, we picked out 14 cemeteries labeled
>with our family names and recorded their latitude/longitude
>information. We did also then look for them on a topo map, but most of
>them were so small that they were indicated only by a tiny square with a
>cross in it -- no room for the name, so we wouldn't have known which ones
>to go to without the Geobase. We had a great time visiting them and
>recording the grave inscriptions!
>
>- Lissa
>
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