Place Types List of available place types.

155 Anglican Parish The basic functional division of the Church of England charged with keeping records of members. A parish is under the jurisdiction of a priest or minister who reports to a diocese or deanery.

469 Archdiocese The chief diocese that represents a larger group of dioceses in Catholic and some Protestant churches. Includes metropolis, ecclesiastical province.

2 Barangay A subdivision of a municipality in the Philippines.

170 Barony A jurisdictional area overseen by a baron or nobleman of similar rank in certain European countries such as Ireland, Scotland, England or Belgium.

6 Beach The shore of a body of water, covered by sand or gravel.

171 Borough A self-governing administrative district, usually a sub-division of a city, but occasionally a county, as in Pennsylvania.

172 Canton An administrative or territorial subdivision in countries such as Switzerland, France, and Luxembourg.

17 Castle or Palace A large fortified building or set of buildings. Often the residence of royalty or nobility. Includes castle ruins.

349 Catholic Parish The basic functional division of a Catholic church, charged with keeping records of its members. A parish reports to a diocese.

20 Cemetery A place or area for burying the dead (includes burial, burying ground, columbarium, grave, memorial garden, tomb, mausoleum).

478 Chapelry A subdivision of an ecclesiastical parish used in the British Isles, which has some, but not all sacramental authorities, served by a chapel that was not the parish church.

610 Chiefdom An area governed by traditional leaders, usually a chief. May or may not be part of formal administrative divisions. Also called chieftaincy or traditional authority.

186 City A relatively large and permanent human settlement with complex systems of land-use, housing, transportation and government organization.

193 Civil Registration District A local administrative jurisdiction organized for purposes of registering vital records of births, marriages, and deaths of the population.

137 Colony A settlement made by a group of people from another place. May refer to a village or a larger region politically controlled by a distant country.

26 Continent Large contiguous landmass. A large geographic subdivision of the world's landmasses.

580 Country Any of a number of types of sovereign states and other political entities (e.g. republic, monarchy, federation, sultanate, dictatorship, etc.).

209 County A mid-level administrative jurisdiction earlier under a count or earl, now a subdivision of a state or province. Subdivided into cities, townships, etc.

521 County (Top level) Administrative unit that is directly below the country-level. Counties in England, Ireland, Sweden and Romania, for example, are analogous to states or provinces in other countries.

28 Courthouse A building in which courts of law are held.

213 Deanery A mid-level ecclesiastical jurisdiction, a subdivision of a diocese that consists of several parishes and are under the direction of a Dean, who reports to a Bishop.

215 Department A mid- or high level administrative division in France, Latin America and some African countries.

217 Dependency or Protectorate An otherwise autonomous country that is dependent upon another country for military or economic support, such as Aruba, Guernsey or Isle of Man.

218 Diocese A high level ecclesiastical jurisdiction under direction of a bishop.

588 Dispersed Settlement An area of scattered houses (often farmsteads) with no obvious center, known by a collective name.

221 District Any of a number of mid- to upper level political jurisdictions in many countries and areas of the world.

240 Division A low, mid-, or upper political jurisdiction in several countries such as Fiji, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Cameroon, Tanzania, etc.

242 Duchy A historical territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess; used in most European countries.

247 Estate The grounds and tenancies (farms, housing, woodland, parkland) associated with a very large property. Feudal holding, Manorialism, Fiefdom/Fief, Plantation, Seigneurie in Quebec.

250 Extra-Parochial An area outside of traditional parish jurisdiction in the United Kingdom. In 1857, extra-parochial areas were converted to parishes or annexed into existing parishes

38 Farm A tract of land used for agriculture where one or more families, including workers, might live. Includes plantation, ranch, etc

42 Forest An area dominated by tree vegetation; includes areas of trees under the administration of a political agency.

261 Governorate An administrative division of a country, headed by a governor. Present in Russia, historic Quebec and historic Poland.

263 Grant An area of land deeded to an individual or group by a state or provincial government; land grants.

266 Hamlet A very small, unincorporated settlement, usually less than 100 inhabitants.

52 Historic Site An otherwise uninhabited place that is significant due to an event that occurred there. Includes monuments, etc. Should not be used for formerly inhabited historical places such as ghost towns.

142 Hospital A building in which the sick or injured receive medical or surgical attention. Includes asylum, infirmary, leper colony, sanitarium, etc.

269 Hundred A historic division of a county, shire or other administrative division, as in the United Kingdom, Denmark, or the United States. Includes wapentake, liberty and soke.

270 Independent City A city that is self-governing at a higher administrative level. Includes consolidated city-counties as well as cities that don't fit into a county, state, etc.

56 Island(s) A landmass - smaller than a continent - that is surrounded by water at high tide; (includes archipelago, atoll, cay, hammock, hummock, isla, isle, key, moku, rock).

277 Judicial District A legal district or judicial district denotes the territorial area for which a legal court has jurisdiction.

59 Lake A large inland body of standing water (includes backwater, lac, laguna, resaca, reservoir, waterhole).

313 Lutheran Parish The basic functional division of the Lutheran Church, charged with keeping records of its members. A parish reports to a deanery or diocese.

67 Military Installation A facility controlled by armed forces and designated for their use.

70 Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Defined area, in which missionaries, representing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, organize themselves and carry out proselyting and service activities.

74 Mountain An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more. Includes summit or plateau.

201 Municipality A local-level, self-governing administrative unit, specific to numerous countries using French, German, Italian, Hungarian, Scandinavian and other languages, including Asian areas.

308 Neighborhood or suburb A recognized subdivision of an urban area. May or may not have its own local government. Suburb is the accepted term in Australia and New Zealand

78 Ocean One of the major divisions of the vast expanse of salt water covering the earth.

312 Parish A local administrative division, originally ecclesiastical in nature, but may now have more civil administrative functions. Modern civil parishes are very similar to municipalities.

83 Park An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.

23 Place of Worship A building used for regular religious worship (includes church, chapel, mosque, synagogue, tabernacle, meeting house; does not include temples of The Church of Jesus Christ).

316 Poor Law Union A local government unit in the United Kingdom and Ireland for the administration of poor relief, 1834-1930. In Ireland, also known as Superintendent Civil Registry.

317 Precinct A local government sub-division such as an electoral district of a county or city served by a single polling place or a district of a city or town as defined for police purposes.

318 Prefecture A mid- or high level administrative division, governed by a prefect - a chief officer, magistrate, or regional governor - in countries such as Japan, China, Morocco, Chad, and Togo.

321 Principality or Emirate A monarchical sovereign state ruled by a prince, as in Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Monaco, and historically in Germany and other countries.

98 Prison A facility for confining prisoners.

322 Protestant Parish The basic functional division of a Protestant church, charged with keeping records of its members. A parish may report to a deanery, presbytery, or diocese, depending on denomination. Includes Lutheran parish, Anglican parish, etc.

323 Province A high level administrative division in many countries of the world. Includes Voivodeship (Poland).

337 Region An administrative division in many countries of the world. Also used to describe non-political divisions that share similar characteristics (climate, culture, topography, etc.).

344 Reservation or Reserve An administrative tract of land reserved for the use and benefit of specified group of people, such as an indigenous people or tribe.

125 River A linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface (includes anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run, slough).

115 School Building or group of buildings used as an institution for study, teaching, and learning (includes academy, college, high school, university).

116 Sea A large body of salt water more or less confined by continuous land or chains of islands forming a subdivision of an ocean.

362 State A high level administrative division in many countries of the world - federated states. Sovereign states are described with the place type Country.

366 Subdistrict A mid- to low level administrative division in several countries, including Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Israel, and Thailand. Subprefecture, subprovince.

61 Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Building dedicated to religious worship and sacred ordinances in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

375 Territory A mid- or high level administrative designation for current or historical areas in a number of countries throughout the world including the United States, France, Australia, Canada, Japan, etc.

376 Town A local division of human settlement, often incorporated administratively. Larger than a village but smaller than a city. An official designation for township in parts of the United States.

141 Townland A local division of land belonging to an incorporated town in Ireland.

378 Township A division of local government, a subdivision of a county or other jurisdiction in countries such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Korea, Panama, and Vietnam.

391 Village A local division of human settlement, smaller than a town or city in most countries. Normally includes a place of worship or a business.

393 Ward A division of a city or municipality in many countries of the world including the United States, Japan, Korea, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

394 Zone A specially designated area for political, commercial, or reserved status in countries such as Panama, Congo, Nepal and Ethiopia.