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Can I index on a partial municipality name like this?

Ken_Cluff
Ken_Cluff ✭
January 24, 2022 edited January 24, 2022 in Indexing
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A google search shows there's a township in Ontario named, "West Hamilton." That seems like a likely candidate for this record. Since the instructions say we should expand contractions of municipality names where possible, I'm wondering if I could enter the name "West Hamilton" rather than just "West Ham"? I figure that or marking it as blank are my only real options.

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  • Melissa S Himes
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    January 24, 2022 edited January 24, 2022 Answer ✓

    You can index West Hamilton. But, since you know it is a township, I would index it in the Township field. Good work!

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