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From: Bill and Eleanor Brady <>
Subject: Re: [QUE-BHC GENEALOGY] Gazetteer of Quebec
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 09:18:05 -0500
In-Reply-To: <177.37435ab.2999c7b1@aol.com>



"Does anyone on this list know of a book or website that lists the various
towns, hamlets, and parishes in Quebec? I know the LDS has a microfilm of a
book but that is not readily accessible online.
dick barr
Syracuse, NY"

Dick,

The Quebec government Toponymie site at:

http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/default.asp

is very good for finding place names in Quebec. It is in French, but not
too difficult to use. Type in the name or part of it in the 'contient'
field and click on 'Rechercher'. It also locates the place on a map which
can be zoomed in on . I find it much more extensive than the Natural
Resources Canada geographical names query at:

http://GeoNames.NRCan.gc.ca/english/query.html

There is also the Endroits au Québec/Places in Quebec site at:

http://www.genealogie.com/quebec/places.html

Which lists towns, etc, and gives parish names for Catholic churches, and
also lists Protestant churches and sometimes cemeteries.

Finally, you probably know about Burt Lang's Place Names of South West
Quebec, for the Chateauguay valley area, available through links from the
Chateauguay or Huntingdon GenWeb sites at:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~qcchatea/index.html
http://www.rootsweb.com/~qchuntin/Default.htm

Bill Brady,
Ottawa, ON




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