Geographical Resources
Civil and church records, as well as archival collections, are organized by geographic location. An important first step to locating these records is to determine your ancestors' town of origin. This can be further complicated by language and border changes, which means its important to consult resources like maps, gazetteers, atlases, guidebooks, and town directories.
Gazetteers
Dominican Republic, official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. by Call Number: 1008.921 no.33 1957Publication Date: 1957- Diccionario geográfico-histórico dominicano by Call Number: ReCAP 14-22380ISBN: 9789945074581Publication Date: 2012
- Gaceta oficial - [República Dominicana] by Call Number: DOM 201 v.72:no.7304-7368(1951)Publication Date: 1946-1951
Maps
Nieuwe en Naaukeurige Paskaart van het Eyland Hispaniola of St. Domingo. NYPL Digital Collections
Map Division
The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division,
The New York Public Library.
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building,
476 Fifth Avenue (42nd St and Fifth Ave)
First Floor, Room 117
Contact: maps@nypl.org