================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Subject: MAPS-L: THE Cities and THE towns Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 From: J Novak <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> A quick query of our version of geographic names for the US yields about 3,500, with names of the form "the ". Searching for names having " the " embedded yields about 4,000 matches. A brief examination of the query results indicates little to no commonality between the two result sets. Best, John Novak Novacell Technologies http://www.novacell.com -----Original Message----- From: Angie Cope, AGSL [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:20 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: MAPS-L: THE Cities and THE towns ================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Subject: Re: MAPS-L: THE Cities and THE towns Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 From: Lucy Rowland <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> I don't know if this would be included in the original question, but what about cities/towns where "the" is embedded? Carmel by the Sea, CA Niagara on the Lake, ONT etc. >Angela, > >A quick and dirty way to do this may be to use the LCAF and scroll >through all the headings starting with "The" ?? Just a thought, that >might be just >as complicated as thumgbing through a bunch of gazetteers, online or >otherwise... > >Paige > >At 02:22 PM 11/3/2005, you wrote: >>================================================ >>MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L >>================================================ >> >> >>-------- Original Message -------- >>Subject: Cities and towns >>Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 >>From: Gooden, Angela (goodenam) <[log in to unmask]> >>To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum ><[log in to unmask]> >> >>Hello, >>Before I start thumbing through gazetteers.......does anyone know the >>answer to the question below? >> >> >>Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by >> () on Thursday, November 3, 2005 at 13:46:35 >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >---- >> >>Subject: Ask A Reference Question >> >>name: >>major: student >> >>Question:: How many cities and towns have "The" in their name? >> >>Angela >> >> >>-- > > >-- > > >-- Lucy M. Rowland, MS, MLS, CNU Head, Science Collections & Research Facilities University of Georgia Libraries Athens, GA 30602-7412 [log in to unmask] +1-706-542-6643 FAX: +1-706-542-7907 http://www.libs.uga.edu/science/scicolldev.html "Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple, or more direct than does Nature." --Leonardo da Vinci "Always do right. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest." --Mark Twain -- --