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**''The Himalayan Gazetteer  or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Provinces of India'' by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) is  available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. This area is now the state of Uttarakhand. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z.
**''The Himalayan Gazetteer  or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Provinces of India'' by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) is  available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. This area is now the state of Uttarakhand. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z.
** Three volumes of a reprint edition of the ''The Himalayan Gazetteer'' are available to read online on the [http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp Panjab Digital Library]. It is necessary to first register to read more than the first few pages.[http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=8151&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched  Volume 1, Part 1], [http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=8149&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched Volume 2, Part 1], [http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=8148&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched= Volume 3, Part 1] Possibly each volume also includes Part 2
** Three volumes of a reprint edition of the ''The Himalayan Gazetteer'' are available to read online on the [http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp Panjab Digital Library]. It is necessary to first register to read more than the first few pages.[http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=8151&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched  Volume 1, Part 1], [http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=8149&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched Volume 2, Part 1], [http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=8148&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched= Volume 3, Part 1] Possibly each volume also includes Part 2
*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/33BK5W64JAVO3Z7FJYAKLMPKG3ZTPWET ''A Gazetteer of Kashmir and the adjacent districts of Kishtwa̕r, Badrawa̕r, Jamu̕, Naoshera, Pu̕nch and the valley of the Kishen Ganga ; Pt. 7, Sect. 1''] (of the series Central Asia) by Charles Ellison Bates 1873 [[Online books#Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek| Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek]]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=hqE8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PP5  ''Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Indore''] (Central India) 1971 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=hqE8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PP5  ''Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Indore''] (Central India) 1971 Google Books
*''Directory for the Mahi Kantha Agency , Volume 1'' by F. Sorabji, 1922 is available to read online  on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Contents computer page 10.  Mahi Kantha was a political agency or collection of [[Princely states|Princely States]]  within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency
*''Directory for the Mahi Kantha Agency , Volume 1'' by F. Sorabji, 1922 is available to read online  on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Contents computer page 10.  Mahi Kantha was a political agency or collection of [[Princely states|Princely States]]  within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency
*Mysore was a [[Princely states|Princely State]]
*Mysore was a [[Princely states|Princely State]]
:[http://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB0000169A00000000 ''Manual of Coorg : a Gazetteer of the natural features of the country and the social and political condition of its inhabitants ; (with a map and four illustrations)''] by G Richter 1870 Staatsbibliothek  Berlin
:''Mysore and Coorg : A gazetteer compiled for the government of India'' by Lewis Rice Archive.org
:''Mysore and Coorg : A gazetteer compiled for the government of India'' by Lewis Rice Archive.org
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoreandcoorgm00ricegoog#page/n5/mode/1up  Volume 2, Mysore by  Districts] 1876, [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924071131605#page/n0/mode/2up  Volume 3, Coorg] 1878  
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoreandcoorgm00ricegoog#page/n5/mode/1up  Volume 2, Mysore by  Districts] 1876, [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924071131605#page/n0/mode/2up  Volume 3, Coorg] 1878  
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/rajputanagazett00agegoog#page/n7/mode/1up ''Rajputana Gazetteer Volume 2''] 1879 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/rajputanagazett00agegoog#page/n7/mode/1up ''Rajputana Gazetteer Volume 2''] 1879 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/rajputanadistri00agegoog ''Rajputana District Gazetteers: Volume I-A Ajmer Merwara'']  by C C Watson, ICS 1904 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/rajputanadistri00agegoog ''Rajputana District Gazetteers: Volume I-A Ajmer Merwara'']  by C C Watson, ICS 1904 Archive.org
*[http://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB0000627300000000 ''Gazetteer of the Rampur State''] 1911 (A [[Princely states|Princely State]] located near the United Provinces). Staatsbibliothek  Berlin 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteersikhim00unkngoog#page/n6/mode/1up  ''The  Gazetteer of Sikkim''] 1894  Archive.org . (Sikkim was a [[Princely states|Princely State]])
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteersikhim00unkngoog#page/n6/mode/1up  ''The  Gazetteer of Sikkim''] 1894  Archive.org . (Sikkim was a [[Princely states|Princely State]])
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog ''A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind''] by  AW Hughes 1876 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog ''A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind''] by  AW Hughes 1876 Archive.org
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*''Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh'' (1877-1878) Archive .org  
*''Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh'' (1877-1878) Archive .org  
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924024153987#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 1  A-G],  [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073057345#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 2  H-M], [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073057352#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 3 N-Z]
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924024153987#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 1  A-G],  [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073057345#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 2  H-M], [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073057352#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 3 N-Z]
*''District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh'' compiled and edited by H.R. Nevill, published 1903-1936. There appear to be 48 volumes.
 
*''Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India'' by Edwin T Atkinson and others 1874-1886. See [[Gazetteer titles|separate list]] for details
**Archive.org: [https://archive.org/details/cu31924023947736 Volume I: Bundelkhand] [https://archive.org/details/statisticaldesc00indgoog Volume II Meerut Division PartI], [https://archive.org/details/statisticaldescr00atki The Eta District] (A District of the Agra Division) 1876
**[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/ZKUMZTDFVNVWZ2HDHI4FMX7BM75DINEZ      Collection of  13 volumes, some with up to three parts (19 books in total)]  missing Volume 8 (in three parts) [[Online books#Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek| Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek]]
**Volume VIII, Part III Fatepur  may be read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
 
*''District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh'' compiled and edited by H.R. Nevill, published 1903-1936. There are 48 volumes, see [[Gazetteer titles|separate list]]. Note some volumes appear to have more than one Part.
**[http://archive.org/stream/districtgazette00indgoog#page/n4/mode/2up Volume 4 Meerut] compiled and edited by H. R. Nevill 1904 Archive.org
**[http://archive.org/stream/districtgazette00indgoog#page/n4/mode/2up Volume 4 Meerut] compiled and edited by H. R. Nevill 1904 Archive.org
**[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/AYJSCKQQM6YTUX3L6VXYUKTDUOEXKNMR Collection of 46 books of the 48 in the series], missing Volume 1, Dehra Dun and Volume 29 Ghazipur  [[Online books#Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek| Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek]]
** Restricted access, probably available to those in North America. Hathi Trust
** Restricted access, probably available to those in North America. Hathi Trust
***[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011260661 Volume 3: Muzaffarnagar]; [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001869560  more volumes, place names not given], but see [[Gazetteer titles|separate list]]; [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010230759  more volumes, place names not given] but see [[Gazetteer titles|separate list]]
***[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011260661 Volume 3: Muzaffarnagar]; [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001869560  more volumes, place names not given], but see [[Gazetteer titles|separate list]]; [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010230759  more volumes, place names not given] but see [[Gazetteer titles|separate list]]

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A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory.

Imperial Gazetteer of India

The Imperial Gazetteer of India was created by Sir William Wilson Hunter in 1881.

The third edition, published between 1909 and 1931, is available online, at the Digital South Asia Library, consisting of 24 volumes of text, and 1 volume of maps. It was first published, due to the efforts of Sir William Wilson Hunter, in 9 volumes in 1881 with a second edition of 14 volumes in 1885–1887.

Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series

In 1908/1909 the Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series was published with the following publications:
v. [1] Afghanistan and Nepal - v. [2] Andaman and Nicobar Islands - v. [3] Baluchistan - v. [4] Baroda - v. [5]-[6] Bengal, v. 1-2 - v. [7] Berar-- v. [8]-[9] Bombay Presidency, v. 1-2 - v. [10]-[11] Burma, v. 1-2 --v. [12] Central India - v. [13] Central Provinces - v. [14] Eastern Bengal and Assam - v. [15] Hyderabad State-- v. [16] Kashmir and Jammu - v. [17]-[18] Madras, v. 1-2 - v. [19] Mysore and Coorg. - v. [20] North-West Frontier Province - v. [21]-[22] Punjab, v. 1-2 - v. [23] Rajputana - v. [24]-[25] United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
The following are available on Archive.org

Other gazetteers

India

General

  • The East Indian Gazetteer by Walter Hamilton,
  • A Geographical, Statistical, and Historical description of Hindostan, and the Adjacent Countries by Walter Hamilton 1820 Volume 1, Volume 2 Google Books

Regional

The following volumes may be viewed online on the Digital Library of India website. Except for Volume VII, they are not calalogued under 'Baluchistan District'
  • Volume I Zhob District catalogued as Zhob District Gazetteer; Volume V Quetta-Pishin District by R Hughes-Buller ICS 1907 catalogued as Quetta-Pishin District Gazetteer; Volumes VI, VI-A and VI-B Sarawan, Kachhi And Jhalawan catalogued as Sarawan, Kachhi And Jhalawan vol.6; Volumes VII and VIIA: Makran and Kharan. Makran Contents, computer page 14. Volume VIIA Kharan commences computer page 386, Contents computer page 390
Other volumes in the series, not generally available online, appear to be Bolan, Chagai, Las Bela (Volume 8). Volume 9 appears to be an Index to Volumes 1-8. Viewers in some countries, probably including North America, may be able to access volumes on the Google Books or Hathi Trust websites.
Manual of Coorg : a Gazetteer of the natural features of the country and the social and political condition of its inhabitants ; (with a map and four illustrations) by G Richter 1870 Staatsbibliothek Berlin
Mysore and Coorg : A gazetteer compiled for the government of India by Lewis Rice Archive.org
Mysore: a Gazetteer compiled for Government Revised Edition
Mysore Gazetteer edited by C. Hayavadana Rao published 1927-1930 in 5 volumes (Volume 2 is in 4 parts) (total 8). Volume 1, Descriptive; Volume 2, Historical (in 4 Parts); Volume 3, Economic; Volume 4, Administrative; Volume 5, Gazetteer; is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. One volume is available on Archive.org Mysore Gazetteer Volume 2 Part 4:Historical, Modern Period c 1930
Volume I- Karachi District, 1919, Volume II- Hyderabad District 1927, Volume III -Sukkur District 1928 (catalogued as b vol.iii (karachi district)), Volume IV- Larkana District 1927, Volume V- Nawabshah District 1926, Volume VI-Thar and Parkar District 1926 (Not available online: B Volume VII Upper Sind Frontier District, but it is probably available at the British Library).

Afghanistan

  • Refer Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest by Edward Thornton (1844) under India, Regional
  • Refer Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series above

Burma

  • Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States (1900-1901) Archive.org

Ceylon

Volume 1, A-K 1896, Volume 2, L-Z 1898

Nepal

  • Refer Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series above

Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia

  • Three volumes of the Gazetteer Of The Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia by J G Lorimer, Indian Civil Service, are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website, being Parts I and II (missing Part III), of Volume 1, Historical, published 1915 and the Geographical section of Volume II, Geographical and Statistical Gazetteer, published 1908.
Both Parts of Volume I, Historical, have the same extensive index, covering all Parts. Part I consists of the 'Arabian' portion of the History. Part I Contents computer pages 12-137. Text commences cp 138. Part II consists of the 'Persian' section of the History. Part II Contents computer pages 10-133. Text commences cp 134. Appendix "Published books and articles" cp 1210. Part III is not available online.
Volume II Geographical and Statistical Gazetteer. There is no Index. Introduction pages i-iii are missing. The text is cp 8-2047 and appears to be all Geographical. The Statistical portion is not available online.

External links

  • India List post by Max Smith regarding Marcus F C Martin, a geographer who devised a simple way to understand the old English spellings for Indian places. “For example, FATEHPUR (‘City of Victory’) is a fairly common placename and by the mid-19th century it could be spelled in at least seven ways: FUTTIHPOOR, FUTIHPORE, FUTTAPORE, FUTTEHPOOR, FUTTIPOUR, FUTTYPOOR, FUTTYPORE etc. Marcus saw that the consonants were fairly accurate and could be reduced to a short code: here ‘FTP’ or, if you prefer 4 characters, ‘FTPR’. Then
a.. treat soft ‘c’, ‘ch’ and ‘chh’ as being the same;
b.. treat hard ‘c’, ‘k’ and ‘q’ also as the same; and
c.. treat double consonants as single (‘ck’ as ‘k’, ‘tt’ as ‘t’ etc);
d.. Ignore vowels, except at the beginning of a name, when they should be replaced by a wildcard, such as a dash (-).
Marcus was apparently delighted to find, using this principle, that OOMRAWUTTEE was modern AMRAOTI (both names will code to ‘-MRT’). He published a pamphlet which is long since out of print, with coded tables for the 3,900 Post Offices that existed in India in 1877, when they were renamed in standardised form and continued until independence.
The principle is quite easy to remember and helps enormously when looking up placenames in atlases and gazetteers.”