The VCP Gazetteer does not exist yet. The Gazetteer is an index of place names recording all their variant forms, latitude/longitude (GIS information), relationship to other places (such as location within a given township and so forth), and a short summary paragraph description. We are currently elaborating the VCP Gazetteer. Meanwhile we make available a few documents that will serve in the preparation of this resource. .

• VCP Gazetteer Editor’s Manual * VCP Gazetteer Submissions by Spreadsheet Instructions * VCP Tourism Site Assessment Tool * VCP Gazetteer End User Manual * Contemporary Administrative Units

We are currently in the process of transferring to a new system to an old system, and the process of transition is not complete. While this process is underway, we are preserving the older documentation for reference purposes. The Place Dictionary was formerly referred to as the “Gazetteer”, which is why that term is used below. This includes various input methods that are not currently being used, but which have yet to be replaced. Please note that the Filemaker Pro datebases for data entry are provided in two forms. The “dependent” form requires Filemaker Pro to be owned and used; in addition, if you need to make changes to the database, you must download the “dependent” form and apply changes to it. The “stand-alone” forms can be used by any user for free and do not require the purchase of FileMaker Pro. However, you cannot change the database structure at all, though you can add data to the extant structure. The creation of such “stand-alone” Filemaker Pro databases can only be done by the more expensive versions of Filemaker Pro, not the standard versions.

1. Gazetteer User Guide - Gazetteer FileMaker Editorial Manual - MS Word gazetteer input system