Where does someone post an error in a map on www.familysearch.org/mapp ??

ifyerhappyanduknowit

There is a post in my England group about an error on a map and no one has responded or anything, so I wanted to make sure it got to the right person. I don't know who fixes errors like this?

Here is the link for the post:

https://community.familysearch.org/discussion/104070/error-in-1851-parish-boundaries-map-www-familysearch-org-mapp-in-derbyshire

And here is what the post says (for those not a member of the England Genealogy Research Group in Community)

The labelling of this map has an error where the ancient parish of Hope has been labelled "King Sterndale" and Hope is the label placed on what I assume is King Sterndale. This is easily verified by comparison with the Derbyshire map on Atlas and Index of Parish Registers by Phillimore also viewable on Ancestry.co.uk.

It would be nice to be able to give feedback to te persons responsible for the website and ultimately responsible for this error, but there doesn't seem to be a place for this. I'm wondering whether there are other such errors in places I am less familiar with (as I navigated down through known parishes from Co Durham to here.)

Hope was and perhaps still is a large and rather significant parish.

CHold

@ifyerhappyanduknowit

Your question will be forwarded to Search team for review and assistance.

Here is a link that will help you give feedback: https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-give-feedback-to-familysearch We do appreciate you letting us know about this issue.

genthusiast

I also like to refer people to the fact that these 'FamilySearch place/map edits' can be corrected/initiated through:

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-a-new-place-in-the-database-of-standardized-places

https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/

They can submit their documentation to the team directly!

genthusiast

From looking at the map (https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/) for Hope and King Sterndale - it looks like there are two entries for each - hinging on date 1801 (if I got that right) - both 'villages' (points on the map) and not referencing a 'geographical area' (at least not indicated graphically on the map). Perhaps there was a change around that timframe which made records shift? One of them (Hope?) was a civil parish which could have a 'larger geographic area' which may have at one point included some records from the other? I would be curious about the records referencing the locations and especially the timeframe of those records - it may be relevant.

Note: the Improve This Place - edit pencil available for these places...

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-correct-or-edit-a-place-in-familysearch-places

Suggest a New Place option (top left): does not have geographical area/boundaries as an option - nor 'parish' - it does have 'place of worship' and 'municipality' options.

It would be interesting if the FamilySearch places map(s) could reference boundaries/areas (kml files) - when applicable to placenames (but that might introduce a 'can of worms'). There is the 'places within' button - which indicate an 'area of coverage' but doesn't graphically display an 'area/boundary' on the map.

p.s. I 'hope' the Hope parish is still a large and significant parish (I couldn't resist the pun - sorry).

ifyerhappyanduknowit

Thank you! I let the patron know who posted the original question in the England Group. I appreciate the quick response!