I can honestly say that I have never used a gazeteer during any genealogy research, but it seems like it would be a absolutely wonderful source of information. I know that it could be handy, but since it only lists town and jurisdictions and other geographic names and features that existed when the gazeteer was created, it makes it a little more difficult to use. The name of the town could have changed, or a church burned down after it was published. I would give the same advice as always, "Don't always trust what you read, dig deeper and get a second or third piece of documentation."
Gayla Mendenhall
