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*''Bengal District Gazetteers''. See [[Gazetteer titles]] for more details about the various editions.
**[https://archive.org/details/bakarganj01jack ''Bakarganj''] by J C Jack 1918. [https://archive.org/details/howrahomalley01omal ''Howrah''] by L. S. S. O'Malley and Monmohan Chakravarti 1909. [https://archive.org/details/manbhum01coup ''Manbhum''] by H Coupland 1910. [https://archive.org/details/murshidabadbylss00omaluoft ''Murshidabad''] by L.S.S. O'Malley 1914. [https://archive.org/details/mymensing01sach ''Mymensingh''] by F A Sachse 1917. [https://archive.org/details/nadiagarrett01garr ''Nadia''] by J H E Garrett 1910. [https://archive.org/details/shahabadbylssoma00omal ''Shahabad''] by L. S. S. O'Malley 1906. All Archive.org .
**The Digital Library of India has many [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/discover?order=asc&rpp=100&sort_by=dc.date.issued_dt&page=1&group_by=none&etal=0&filtertype_0=title&filtertype_1=title&filter_0=Bengal&filter_relational_operator_1=contains&filter_1=District&filter_relational_operator_0=contains ''Bengal District Gazetteers''] available as pdf downloads, which also now appear on Archive.org, as [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Bengal+District+Gazetteers%29&sort=-date&page=1 ''Bengal District Gazetteers''] including [http://www.new.dli..ernet.in/handle/2015/55896 ''Hooghly''], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55896 Archive.org] 1912 and [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/55773 ''24 Parganas''], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55773 Archive.org] 1914, and [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.279685 Howrah] Archive.org. Some Districts are catalogued without the word ''Bengal'', or the spelling of ''Gazetteer'' may vary, such as [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/23100 ''Rajshahi District Gazeteers''], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.23100 Archive.org] 1916.
**Various ''Bengal District Gazetteers'' are available as pdfs to download on [http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library] under the subject category such as Gazetteers and Gazeeteers, the latter includes [http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/jspui/handle/10689/10903 ''Bengal District Gazetteers: 24-Parganas''] by L.S.S. O'Malley 1914.
**'''Restricted access''': For those in North America and some other countries, volumes may be accessed on the [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006214589 Hathi Trust Digital Library], catalogued according to a volume number, but see [[Gazetteer titles|separate list]].
**''Eastern Bengal District Gazetteers'', or ''Eastern Bengal and Assam District Gazetteers'' The majority of the files are pdf downloads from the Digital Library of India
::[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/279951 ''Bogra''] by J. N. Gupta 1910; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/55782 ''Chittagong''] by L S S O'Malley 1908. Also available as a [http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_item.a4d?catId=183537;r=27529 British Library EAP file] (Tiff images, may require a plug-in); [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/17066 ''Chittagong Hill Tracts''] by R Hutchinson 1909; [https://archive.org/details/daccaallen00alle ''Dacca''] by B C Allen 1912 Archive.org.; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/32873 ''Dinajpur''] by F W Strong 1912; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/33153 ''Jalpaiguri''] by John F Gruning ICS 1911; [https://archive.org/details/noakhali00webs ''Noakhali''] by JE Webster 1911 Archive.org.; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/228203 ''Rangpur''] by J A Vas 1911; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/55784 ''Tippera''] by J E Webster 1910
::Also DLI mirror versions available on Archive .org: [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Eastern%20Bengal%20%20District%29 ''Eastern Bengal District Gazetteers''] plus [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.33153 ''Jalpaiguri''] .
*[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/mainchild/gazetteers.htm Gazetteers Of Haryana], previously part of Bengal, and of Punjab. Haryana Government website. Some links are available as searchable pdfs, others are in html format. Includes [[Delhi]] District 1883-84, 1912; [[Kurnaul]] (Karnal) District 1892, [[Umballa]] (Ambala) District 1883-84, 1892, 1923-24
*[[Bombay (Presidency)#External links|''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency'']] Volumes 1-27, 1877-1904 Archive.org. For [[Sind]], see below.
*''Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers'', published 1917-1933. Earlier editions were published as ''Bengal District Gazetteers''. Mainly pdf downloads, Digital Library of India.
:[http://www.new.dli..ernet.in/handle/2015/279711 ''Champaran'']; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/93207 ''Cuttack'']; [https://archive.org/details/hazaribagh00list ''Hazaribagh''] by E Lister 1918 Archive.org; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/281287 ''Monghyr'']; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/279713 ''Palamau'']; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/281288 ''Puri'']; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/48665 ''Ranchi'']; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/279714 ''Sambalpur'']
:DLI mirror versions on Archive.org for [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Bihar%20and%20Orissa%20District%20%29 ''Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers''].
*[http://www.archive.org/details/gazetteerforhai01lyalgoog ''Gazetteer for the Haidarabad Assigned Districts Commonly Called Berar''] 1870 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteercentra01grangoog ''The Gazetteer of the Central Provinces of India''] by Charles Grant 1870 Archive.org
:[http://www.archive.org/stream/centralprovinces18cent#page/n5/mode/2up ''Central Provinces District Gazetteers: Raipur District Volume A Descriptive''] 1909 Archive.org (Volume 18)
:The Digital Library of India has a number of [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/discover?filtertype_1=title&filter_relational_operator_1=contains&filter_1=Central+&filtertype_2=title&filter_relational_operator_2=contains&filter_2=Provinces&filtertype_3=title&filter_relational_operator_3=contains&filter_3=District&submit_apply_filter=&rpp=100&sort_by=dc.date.issued_dt&order=asc ''Central Provinces District Gazetteers''] including [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/206914 ''Jubbulpore District Vol A''] 1909 and [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/31332 ''Nagpur District, Vol A'' ] 1908 as pdf downloads.
:DLI mirror versions on Archive.org for [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%20Central%20Provinces%20District%20%29 ''Central Provinces District Gazetteers''], including [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206914 ''Jubbulpore''] and [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31332 ''Nagpur''].
:[http://web.archive.org/web/20110614131444/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/lstrepr.htm Gazetteers of Central Provinces and Berar]. Digital reprints by Maharashtra State Gazetteers Department, of some individual Districts, including Nagpur (archived webpage). Transcriptions: All include ''District'' in the title: [https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Akola%20District/home.html ''Akola''] 1910 (Berar) - Another version [http://akola.nic.in/Gazetteers/berar/home.html ''Akola''] akola.nic.in; [http://amravati.nic.in/gazetteer/gazetteerA/home.html ''Amraoti''] (Berar) amravati.nic.in; [https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Bhandara%20District/Home.html ''Bhandara'']; [https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Chanda%20District/Home.html ''Chanda'']; [http://durg.gov.in/DistrictProfile_Gazetteer.html ''Durg''] reprint of Volume A 1910 and Volumes B statistical tables from 1891-1926. Pdf download. durg.gov.in; [http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1908/preface.html ''Nagpur''] nagpur.nic.in; [https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Wardha%20District/Home.html ''Wardha'']
*[http://www.archive.org/details/supplementtofact00growrich ''A supplement to the Fatehpur Gazetteer''] 1887 Archive.org
*''The Himalayan Districts of the North Western Provinces of India'' Volumes I, II and III by Edwin T Atkinson published 1882, 1884, 1886 as Volumes X, XI, XII of ''Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the North-Western Provinces of India'' [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/IFLUJKZ7HXEEFPXISHCIAJY45YF5LLSX Volume I/Volume X], [https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/W57IR7Y7GX4B7EXNVE7D3SBKLJNPOVGH Volume II/Volume XI],[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/2HMTNQMGV7CTKJAWGJZJNKWEJV2TIYUM Volume III/Volume XII] [[Online books#Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek| Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek]]
**''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. Pdf downloads: [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/95851 Vol. 1, Part 1] [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/97345 Vol. 1, Part 2] [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/95852 Vol. 2, Part 1], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/96527 Vol. 2, Part 2], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/95853 Vol. 3, Part 1], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/95854 Vol. 3, Part 2]. Additional files are available for Volume 3.
*:DLI mirror versions on Archive.org for [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Himalayan+Gazetteer%29&sort=-date ''Himalayan Gazetteer'']** 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
*Hyderabad: [https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofauran031184mbp ''Gazetteer Of Aurangabad''] 1884 Published under the orders of His Highness the Nizam’s Government. Archive.org
*[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'', refer details below) by Charles Ellison Bates 1873 [[Online books#Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek| Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek]].
:[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/43256 ''Gazetteer Of Kashmir And Ladak''] 1890 . Full title: ''Gazetteer of Kashmír and Ladak : together with routes in the territories of the Maharaja of Jamu and Kashmir compiled (for political and military reference) under the direction of the Quarter Master General in India in the Intelligence Branch'' 1890. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.43256 Archive.org version].
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=hqE8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PP5 ''Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Indore''] (Central India) 1971 Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.3462 ''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]] websiteCollection on Archive.org. Contents computer digital 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]]
:[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
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoregazetteerc01rice#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 1, Mysore in General] 1897, [http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoreagazettee04ricegoog#page/n8/mode/1up Volume 2 Mysore by Districts] 1897
:''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 [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. One volume is available on Archive.org [http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoregazetteerv035381mbp#page/n9/mode/2up ''Mysore Gazetteer Volume 2 Part 4:Historical, Modern Period''] c 1930
:DLI mirror versions on Archive.org [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Mysore+Gazetteer%29+AND+creator%3A%28Rao%29&sort=-date ''Mysore Gazetteer''] including [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.94439 Volume 5] reprint edition.*''North-West Frontier Province District Gazetteer'' series. For earlier editions, see ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/280096 ''Hazara District''] 1907, [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280096 Archive.org version]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/280933 ''Peshawar District''] 1931, [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280933 Archive.org version]. Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India, with mirror versions Archive.org.
*''Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest'' by Edward Thornton (1844). Includes [[Sind]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Baluchistan]] and the [[Punjab]].
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=i58nPEKQgYsC Volume 1, A-K] Google Books
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