Standardized place names contain bad info

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lcasson said: My ancestor died in 984 in Bergsjön, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden. The only thing for Bergsjön is in Västra Götaland a place name that did not exist until after 1997 when Sweden realigned and consolidated counties. I see such errors over and over again for many locales in Sweden. Unfortunately too many researchers don't know the difference and Ancestry defaults to the new place names.

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Jordi Kloosterboer said: FamilySearch Places is nowhere near complete. Email PlaceFeedback@familysearch.org to add the correct place and years.

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lcasson said: Thanks

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Heidi Kuosmanen said: Bergsjön, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden is now standardized.

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Robert Wren said: Is it standardized to the DATE??
The original poster was referring to the year"980."

Göteborg och Bohus was created after 1680.

I believe the standardized place should be consistent with the DATE of the event.

www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Göteborg...
"Most of your genealogical research for Göteborg och Bohus will be in online church records. Methods for locating and reading them are given here. History [edit | edit source] Bohus was used as a County name between 1680 and 1700. In 1700 the name was changed to Göteborg och Bohus län. This name was used as a County name between 1700 and 1998."

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Heidi Kuosmanen said: I believe the original poster had meant the year 1984 not 984 because Bergsjön was created at 1971.