Place names on census records
Why are so many place name incorrect on FamilySearch census records? Can this be edited by users?
To clarify: The place names show up incorrect after the record is attached as a source citations.
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If you look at the extract/index of the record, are there 2 place name fields, one with the word "(original)"?
If so, that is the result of the automated placename algorithm that has run amok. You'll find MANY threads on the topic here in the Community.
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Thanks for your reply. I've discovered that if the place name indexed on the census record doesn't match the FamilySearch standardized name (evidently name spellings have changed over the decades), as you say, the algorithm will "run amok." And, yes, I found that when I edit the place name on the index to FamilySearch's standardized version, the entry appears correctly in Sources. Many thanks again.
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