Geographic Names

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — For U.S. names

• Searchable database of all recognized geographic names in the United States. Can verify names, find name variants, find information about places, such as, county and geographic coordinates.
• Includes other “features”. Examples: cemetaries, hospitals, lakes, post offices.
• To limit your search to a city or town, use the “feature class” drop down menu, and select the term “populated place.”

NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS) — for Foreign names

Age & Birth Date Calculators

Birth Date Calculator (ProGenealogists)

Tom Nunamaker’s Census Age Calculator

Occupations

Useful resources for understanding old or obsolete terms for occupations.

A Dictionary of Old Trades, Titles and Occupations. By Colin Waters; with an introduction by John Titford. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 1999.
Location: Morris Library HF5382 .W38x 1999

Little Book of Early American Crafts and Trades. Reprint of 1807 publication. New York Dover Publications, 1976.
Location: Morris Library T 47 .B722 1976

Old-Time Crafts and Trades. Reprint of 1807 publication. New York: Dover Publications, 1992.
Location: Morris Library T47 .B72 1992

Occupations. (Cyndi’s List)

Article: “Barmaids and Skinkers: Traditional trades and occupations in pubs” Taken from the ebook: A Book About Pub Names. By Elaine Saunders.

The Value of Money

What is a dollar worth? — inflation calculator (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)

Inflation Calculator

Current Value of Old Money

The Value of a Dollar: Colonial Era to the Civil War, 1600-1865. Millerton,
NY: Grey House, 2005.
Morris Library – Reference HB235 .U6 V358x 2005

The Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States, 1860-2004. Millerton, NY: Grey House, 2004.
Morris Library – Reference HB235 .U6 V35 2004

Calendars

Time and date.com

“Perpetual Calendar.” World Almanac and Book of Facts.
Morris Library – Reference AY67 .N5 W7 At Reference Desk

State Abbreviations

Official USPS Abbreviations

Zip Code Lookup

Zip Code Lookup