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Place names help - non standard

Cassady, Holleen Hope
Cassady, Holleen Hope ✭
March 2, 2022 edited March 3, 2022 in Search

?? Should one just put the location of the cemetery & NOT the name of the cemetery?? Having the name of the cemetery is so useful !! This is what I i encountered

John Alfred Graham - Male 1876-1923 - 9WFW-5XL

FamilySearch does not recognize this user-entered place:

Add the standard place that is most similar to what the user entered. What you add will not overwrite or delete the user-entered place. Skip to the next person if you are unsure.

User-Entered Place:

Burial 2 May 1923

Calvary Cemetery, New York City, New York, United States

Non standardized place:

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 2, 2022 edited March 2, 2022 Answer ✓

    I usually put the address of the cemetery (city, county, state, country) in the location field, with the name of the cemetery and plot number, when I know it, in the Reason box. An example of one of mine, also from Calvary:

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  • Cassady, Holleen Hope
    Cassady, Holleen Hope ✭
    March 3, 2022

    thanks

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