Alberta Gazetteers

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places

Print Only Gazetteers

 * 2,000 place names of Alberta Eric J. Holmgren and Patricia M. Holmgren, 2,000 place names of Alberta, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan : Modern Press, 1972
 * Alberta, cities, towns, villages and hamlets Parker, Harry, Alberta, cities, towns, villages and hamlets, Edmonton, Alberta : Alberta Genealogical Society, 1993.
 * Community names of Alberta, Mardon, Ernest, Community names of Alberta, Lethbridge, Alberta : University of Lethbridge, 1973, 1972
 * Community names of Alberta, Mardon, Ernest, Community names of Alberta, Edmondon, Alberta : Golden Meteorite Press, 1998
 * Gazetteer of Canada. Alberta = Répertoire géographique du Canada. Alberta Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, Gazetteer of Canada. Alberta = Répertoire géographique du Canada. Alberta, Ottawa, Ontario : Canada. Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Surveys and Mapping Branch, 1988
 * Lakes of the Lac La Biche District Chipeniuk, R. C., Lakes of the Lac La Biche District, Lac La Biche, Alberta : R. C. Chipeniuk, 1975
 * Place names of Alberta Place names of Alberta, Ottawa, Ontario : Canada. Department of the Interior, Geographic Board of Canada, 1928

Why Use Gazetteers
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.

There are many places within a country with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.

Gazetteer Contents
Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:


 * Different religious denominations
 * Schools, colleges, and universities
 * Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
 * The population size.
 * Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
 * Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
 * Longitude and latitude.
 * Distances and direction from other from cities.
 * Schools, colleges, and universities.
 * Denominations and number of churches.
 * Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)