Only placenames or subcategories are permitted in this category and its subcategories. These are used for maintaining a valid placename list used for form autocompletion and other error checking. Please use the other placename categories to classify events or people by place.
A strict naming standard for this particular category tree is necessary for the correct operation of Familypedia software. These standards are actively enforced by administrators.
Pattern: [[Category:Valid name- {geography unit} of {placename}]] where:
geography unit = locality; county; or subdivision. No variations please.
place name = a place name which appears exactly as it does in the title of its English Wikipedia article. EG: "Netherlands" not "The Netherlands".
Note: Misnamed categories will be moved or deleted.
Terminology:
Nation-subdiv1 corresponds to the first level political subdivision of a sovereign nation's government. Examples: province, oblast, region, state, canton...
County means the 2nd subdivision immediately below that of a subdivision1. This could correspond to the terms "parish", "borough", "district", "shire", or other terms depending on usage. If multiple layers exist, the corresponding subdivision chosen should be the level that would most likely occur in genealogical documents existing between the level of a municipality or settlement and the level of the first subdivision. Usage guidelines should be worked out by contributors interested in familypedia articles related to the region.