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"'''Guntur''', a town and district of British India, in the [[Madras]] presidency. The town (pop[ulation] in 1901, 30,833) has a station on the Bellary-Bezwada branch of the [[Southern Mahratta Railway|Southern Mahratta railway]].
'''Guntur''' was headquarters of the Guntur District in the [[Madras]] presidency during the British period. It was on the Bellary-Bezwada branch of the [[Southern Mahratta Railway|Southern Mahratta railway]].


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Variants; Guntoor
Variants; Guntoor


==Cemeteries==
*"Old Cemetery" at Guntoor, Hyderabad Residency.


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Guntur "Guntur"]  ''LoveToKnow 1911''.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guntur "Guntur"] Wikipedia "(retrieved 4 May 2016)"
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guntur "Guntur"] ''Wikipedia''.
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-07/1310868530 post] refers to a burial at the "Old Cemetery" at Guntoor, Hyderabad Residency.


===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
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*In 1868 there were [[French]] merchants in Guntoor, descendants of families from the past century [http://books.google.com/books?id=gQcFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA107 "The Total Solar Eclipse Of August 1868 Report of M. Janssen"] ''A List Of Anniversaries Of Remarkable Astronomical Discoveries And Occurrences'', page 107 by George Walker 1869 Google Books
*In 1868 there were [[French]] merchants in Guntoor, descendants of families from the past century [http://books.google.com/books?id=gQcFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA107 "The Total Solar Eclipse Of August 1868 Report of M. Janssen"] ''A List Of Anniversaries Of Remarkable Astronomical Discoveries And Occurrences'', page 107 by George Walker 1869 Google Books


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[[Category:Locations]]
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 4 May 2016

Guntur
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 16.300800°N, 80.442800°E
Altitude: 30 m (98 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Guntur
State/Province: Andhra Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links
Southern Mahratta Railway

Guntur was headquarters of the Guntur District in the Madras presidency during the British period. It was on the Bellary-Bezwada branch of the Southern Mahratta railway.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Guntur
Variants; Guntoor

Cemeteries

  • "Old Cemetery" at Guntoor, Hyderabad Residency.

External links

  • "Guntur" Wikipedia "(retrieved 4 May 2016)"

Historical books online