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
- A Manual of the District of Vizagapatam, in the Presidency of Madras by D. F. Carmichael 1869 Google Books
- Madras District Gazetteers: Vizagapatam 1907 Archive.org