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Information About Places

Overview

Finding information about countries, states, cities, and towns can be difficult because the sources are not all located together. The following Checklist highlights a sample of sources, mostly from the Reference Collection, that provide useful information about foreign and domestic places, both large and small, real and imaginary.Dictionaries/ Gazetteers/ Handbooks/Atlases

Book of the World Atlas Stand G 1021 .K3842 1996
Columbia Gazetteer of the World (3 V.) Ref G 103.5 .C65 1998
Dictionary of Geography Ref G 63 .H68 1997
Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings Ref G 105 .R66 1997
World Factbook Ref G 122 .U56a 1997
World Geographical Encyclopedia (5 v.) Ref G 63 .E5213 1995

Country Information

Africa South of the Sahara Ref DT 351 .A37 19-
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook Ref G1 .C88 1998
Encyclopedia of World Geography (24 vol.) Ref G 133 .E48
Exporters' Encyclopedia Ref HF 3011 .E4 19-
The Europa World Year Book Ref JN 1 .E85 19-
The Far East and Australasia Ref DS 1 .F3 19-
The Middle East and North Africa Ref DS 49 .M5 19-
Reference Book for World Traders Ref HF 1010 .C66
South America, Central America and the Caribbean Ref F 1401 .S68 19-
Western Europe Ref D 1050 .W4 19-
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations Ref G 63 .W67 1998

World Cities

Cities of the World Ref G 153.4 .C56 1993
World Encyclopedia of Cities (2 vol.) Ref HT 108.5 .K87 1993

United States Demographics

County and City Data Book Ref HA 202 .A36
County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book Ref HA 203 .C68 19-
Places, Towns, and Townships Ref HT 123 .P53 1998
Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide Atlas Stand G 1019 .R22 19-
Sourcebook of County Demographics Ref HA 203 .S65 19-
Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics Ref HA 203 .S66 19-
State and Local Statistics Sources Ref HA 203 .S7
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book Ref HA 202 .S84
State Rankings Ref HA 203 .U17 19-

State Information

Almanac of the 50 States Ref HA 203 .A5 19-
Climates of the States Ref QC 983 .U58
CQ's State Fact Finder: Rankings Across America Ref HA 214 .V36 19-
Facts About the States Ref E 180 .K4
Fodor's USA: A Complete Guide to the 50 States Ref E 158 .F59 1996
Mobil Travel Guide: California and the West Ref F 859.3 .M6
Mobil Travel Guide: Great Lakes Area Ref F 551 .M64
Mobil Travel Guide: Middle Atlantic States Ref F 106 .M67
Mobil Travel Guide: Northeast Ref F 2.3 .M6
Mobil Travel Guide: Northwest and the Great Plains States Ref F 597 .M7
Mobil Travel Guide: Southeast Ref F 207 .3 .M59
Mobil Travel Guide: Southwest and South Central Area Ref F 207 .3 .M6
Parks Directory of the United States Ref E 260 .S65 1994
Rating Guide to Life in America's Fifty States Ref HN 60 .T49 1994
State Yellow Book Ref JK 2443 .S72 [updated quarterly]
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States Ref E 156 .W67 1997

United States-Larger Cities

America's Top Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook (5 vol.) Ref HT 123 .A669 1993
The Ernst & Young Almanac and Guide to US Business Cities Ref HC 110 .D5 E76 1994 Facts About the Cities Ref HT 123 .C385 1991
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media Ref PN 4867 .G3z 19-
The Livable Cities Almanac Ref HN 60 .M36 1992
Mobil Travel Guide: Major Cities Ref E 158 .M6
Moving and Relocation Sourcebook: A Reference Guide to the 100
Largest Metropolitan Areas... Ref HT 334 .U5 M5 1992
Municipal Year Book Ref JS 344 .C5 A24 19-
Places Rated Almanac Ref HN 60 .B69 1997 50
Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family Ref HN 60 .R65 1993
50 Fabulous Places to Retire in America Ref HQ 1063 .R69 1997

United States-Small Cities, Towns, Places

American Small City Profiles Ref HT 123 .A6653 1993
American Suburbs Rating Guide and Fact Book Ref HN 60 .W5 1993
The College Bluebook: Narrative Descriptions [contains information about college towns] CCIC L 901 .N3x 19-
Market Guide [profiles all towns that have at least a weekly newspaper] Ref HF 5905 .E38 19-
The Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities Ref HA 214 .T46 1997
The 100 Best Small Towns in America Ref HN 60 .C7 1993

Illinois Places

Chicagoland Atlas Ready Ref G 1409 .C5 A6 1998
Community Profiles: Illinois Directory of Cities, Villages, Towns, Counties... Ref JS 451 .I3 C6 1998
Community Resource Report Ref JS 451 .I3 C6 Suppl 1996
Illinois Blue Book Ref JK 5730 .A25 19-

Literary, Mythical, & Imaginary Places

The Dictionary of Imaginary Places Ref GR 650 .M36 1980
A Dictionary of Mythical Places Ref GR 940 .P34
A Literary Atlas and Gazeteer of the British Isles Ref PR 109 .H25
A Literary Gazetteer of England Ref PR 109 .F5
Literary Landscapes of the British Isles PR 109 .D34
A Literary Tour Guide to the United States, West and Midwest PS 144 .W47 S75
The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to Great Britain and Ireland Ref PR 109 .E18 1992

On CD-ROM

Cartopedia: The Ultimate World Reference Atlas Ref G 1021 .C3 1995
Global Explorer Ref G 1021 .D4 1993
Street Atlas USA Ref G 1201 .P2 S7 1997

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