Cities, Towns & Counties
Locating Information on Cities, Towns, & Counties
The library maintains a collection of 13,000 contemporary
maps in the map collection in the Reference Department and in the map room in the basement.
The Reference Department maintains an atlas collection of approximately 500 atlases
as well as a geographical file on the cities and countries of the world (consult
reference librarians). For additional sources of statistical data on geographical areas
see also the Information Resources entitled Demographic Statistics,
Maps, and
Statistics. For information about this local area you may also
wish to see
Pensacola Area Sites.
Guides to Geographic Sources
- World Chamber of Commerce Directory. Annual. (Ref. Desk HF 294 W75)
Statistical Sources
- 2004 County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book. ( )
- ACCRA Cost of Living Index. Quarterly. (Ref. Desk HD 6977 I5)
- American Business Climate and Economic Profiles. 1994. (Ref. HC 106.8
A433 1994) & FWB
- City Crime Rankings. 2000. (Ref. HV 6787 C58 7th ed.)
- Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide. 1999. (Atlas Ref. G 1019 R22)
& FWB
- County and City Extra. 2002. (Ref. HA 203 C68) & FWB
- County and City Data Book. 2000. (Ref. Desk Gov. Doc. C 3.134/2:C
83/2) & FWB
- Demographics USA. Annual. (Ref. HF 5415.3 S8) & FWB
- Florida Statistical Abstract. Annual. (Ref. Desk HA 311 F55) & FWB
- The Florida Graphic Atlas: Cities, Towns and Metropolitan Statistical Areas: A
Companion to the 1991 Florida Statistical Abstract. 1992. (Atlas Ref. HA 315 F55
1992)
- Florida Population: Census Sumary 2000. 2001. (Ref. HA 311.5 2000 F56 2001)
- The Lifestyle Market Analyst. 2001. (Ref. HF 5415.33 U6 L54)
- Markets of the U.S. for Business Planners. 1996. 2 vols. (Ref. HC 106.8 M33
1996)
- MPA. Market Profile Analysis (Pensacola). 2001. (Ref. Desk HC 108
P4 M22)
- Municipal Reference Guide. Florida. 1998. (Ref. HA 311 M86 1998)
- Places, Towns and Townships. 1998. (Ref. HA 203 P58) &
FWB
- Statistical Abstract of the United States. Annual.
(Ref. Desk HA 202 U58; Gov. Doc. Ref. Desk C 3.134:)& FWB
http://www.census.gov/statab/www
- USA Counties Statistics. 1998. (Gov. Doc. CD-ROM C 3.134/6:UN 3)
- U.S. Census Bureau: 1990 Census Lookup.
http://venus.census.gov/cdrom/lookup and
U.S. Census Bureau: Map Stats
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
General Descriptions
- American Places Dictionary; A Guide to 45,000 Populated Places, Natural
Features, and Other Places in the United States. 4 vols. 1994.
(Ref. E 154 A48 1994)
- Cities of the World. 4 vols. 1993. (Ref. G 149 C57) & FWB
- Editor and Publisher Market Guide. Annual. (Ref. Desk PN 4700 E415) & FWB
- Florida Municipal Profiles. 1997/1998. (Ref. Desk HA 311 F56)
- The Population of the United States. 1997. (Ref. HB 3505 B63 1997)
& FWB
- United States Counties. 2003. (Ref. E 180 D86 2003)
- World Encyclopedia of Cities, 2 vols. 1994. (Ref. HT 108.5 K87 1994)
Rating Guides
- American Suburbs: Rating Guide and Fact Book; Ranks 1,770 Suburbs in 50
Metropolitan Areas. 1993. (Ref. HA 214 W55 1993)
- The American Tally: Statistics and Rankings for 3,165 U.S. Cities and
Towns. 1993. (Ref. HA 201 1990P)
- America's Top Rated Cities. 4 vols. 1997. (Ref. HT 123 A669)
& FWB
- America's Top Rated Smaller Cities. 1996. (Ref. HT 123 A6692)
- CQ'S State Fact Finder: Rankings Across America. 1999.
(Ref. HN 60 C68) & FWB
- A Comparative Guide to American Suburbs. 1997. (Ref. HA 214 C65 1997)
- Escambia County Perspective. 1996. (Ref. HA 317 E84 E85 1996)
- The Ernst & Young Almanac and Guide to U.S. Business Cities; 65 Leading
Places to Do Business. 1994. (Ref. HC 110 D5 E76 1994)
- Florida County Rankings. 1996. (Ref. HA 311 F542)
- Okaloosa County Perspective. 1996. (Ref. HA 317 O34 O35 1996)
- Places Rated Almanac. 1997. (Ref. HN 60 S284 1997) & FWB
- Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities. 1990. (Ref. HA 214
T46)
- Santa Rosa County Perspective. 1996. (Ref. HA 317 S24 S25 1996)
- Walton County Perspective. 1996. (Ref. HA 317 W34 W35 1996)
- Weather America: a Thirty-year Summary of Statistical Weather Data and Rankings. 2001. (Ref. QC 983 W385 2000)
Internet Sites
- Cartographic Images
http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/carto.html
- Cartographic Materials in the Collection
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/tour/
- CitySearch.com
http://www.citysearch.com
- County and City Guides
http://catalogue.bized.ac.uk/roads/coguid.html
- Cultural Maps
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/map_hp.html
- Electronic Map Library
http://130.166.124.2/library.html
- How Far is it?
http://www.indo.com/distance/
- Mapquest: Tripquest
http://www.mapquest.com/
- Maps and Atlases
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/medieval/atlas.html
- Maps of the Middle East
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/middle_east.html
- Maps on Us
http://www.mapsonus.com
- MSA Rankings
http://proximityone.com/metros.htm
- National Geographic: Map Machine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps
- Online Map Creation
http://www.aquarius.geomar.de/omc
- State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS)
http://www.socds.huduser.org/
TIGER Map Service
http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl
- Time Zone
http://timezone.123india.com/
- USA CityLink
http://usacitylink.com/
- U.S. Census Bureau: Map Stats
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
- U.S. Gazetteer
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
- University of Georgia Libraries: Colonial America Rare Map Collection
http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/colamer.html
Historical Metalists
- Periodical Historical Atlas
http://www.euratlas.com
- Mapsarea.com
http://www.mapsarea.com
Created by Bob Perdue and updated by Caroline Thompson,
Science Librarian
University of West Florida Library
January 2006
