Vizagapatam

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Vizagapatam
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 17.688378°N, 83.218758°E
Altitude: 5 m (16 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Visakhapatnam
State/Province: Andhra Pradesh
Country: India
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Vizagapatam was the headquarters of the Vizagapatam District of Madras during the British period. The HQ is sometimes found as Waltair now a suburb.

Spelling variants

Modern spelling: Visakhapatnam
Variants: Vizagapatam/Vaisakhapattanam

Records

  • BACSA have published the book Vizagapatam and Waltair (from 1699) by David Cooke, 1992 . "The Old Cemetery; Mors Janua Vitae Cemetery; Waltair Cemetery; also church MIs. 382pp, over 70 illustrations". For details including purchase, see BACSA Books - select Cemetery Record Books.
BACSA have put indexes to the majority of their cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.

Also see

External links

Vizagapatam Town Imperial Gazetteer

Historical books online