I checked on Illinois towns. The first three out of four I checked were
incorrect. There are also several omissions. I would not be confident in
recommending this source either.
Carol R. Teaney
Librarian
Lashly & Baer, P.C.
714 Locust Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-621-2939
crteaney@lashlybaer.com <mailto:crteaney@lashlybaer.com>
The opinions expressed here are my own and not those of my employers.
-----Original Message-----
From: Neela Taub [mailto:ntaub@pli.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 8:58 AM
To: 'Lex Libra'; law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Cc: cchick@netcom.com
Subject: RE: INCORRECT county/city info!!
Having done my own check of this site, I think that you may
have caught one
of the few mistakes for NJ. Note that it does not
abbreviate any of the
"directional" names which is probably why those came up in
error when
abbreviated. However, I can't explain the Verona issue.
However, I checked Pleasant Valley, NY and it only lists the
one in Dutchess
County. When they were naming NY towns, people weren't
terribly creative
and I know of at least 4 counties that have a Pleasant
Valley.
So I think this is a case of Let the Searcher Beware....
My two cents.
nrt
Neela R. Taub
Practising Law Institute
ntaub@pli.edu
212-824-5732
212-824-5982 (fax)
-----Original Message-----
From: Lex Libra [mailto:njrmm@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 7:10 AM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Cc: cchick@netcom.com
Subject: INCORRECT county/city info!!
LLRX article: Reference from Coast to Coast: Searches and
Strategies
recommended for locating city/county info a site named
http://www.divorcesource.com.
This site contains INCORRECT information. Do not trust it!
I put in my home town (Verona, NJ) and it came back as
Sussex County.
Verona is in Essex County.
While viewing that info, I noticed that W.Caldwell and W.
Orange, both
also in Essex County, have been placed in two OTHER
counties!!! (When
shown using the abbreviation for West as W. the counties are
incorrect.
When they spelled out West, they were matched w/the correct
county. All
this appears on the same screen.)
If I found THREE errors in one quick glance, heaven knows
how many
more there may be. You don't look up places you
know...you'll be
searching for info you don't know...if it's wrong, you won't
know until
it's too late.
The USPS zip code site gives the county when you search
for a street
address. They seem to know where Verona is.
-Rita Bronnenkant
Reference Librarian
Gibbons Del Deo
Newark NJ
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