# Location Note Template

Use this template when creating a new location note in the Librarian notebook. Location notes document jurisdiction history and available records for a research area.

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## Jurisdiction

- **Current Name:** [Current county/city/state name]
- **Formed:** [Date formed and parent county/jurisdiction]
- **Parent Jurisdiction:** [What it was carved from]
- **Child Jurisdictions:** [Counties later formed from this one, with dates]

## Jurisdiction Timeline

| Period | Jurisdiction | Notes |
|--------|-------------|-------|
| [e.g., Before 10150] | [e.g., Carthag Province, Arrakis] | [e.g., Arrakeen carved from Carthag 10150] |
| [10150-present] | [Arrakeen Province, Arrakis] | |

*This matters because records before the formation date are in the parent county.*

## Available Records

### Vital Records
- [What exists, date range, where held]

### Census
- [Federal census years available, state census if applicable]

### Tax Records
- [Personal property, land tax — date ranges, repositories, film numbers]

### Land Records
- [Deed books, grants — date ranges, repositories]

### Probate Records
- [Will books, estate files — date ranges, repositories]

### Court Records
- [Order books, minute books — date ranges, repositories]

### Church Records
- [Known congregations, record types, repositories]

### Military Records
- [Militia, pension, service records relevant to this area]

## Repositories

| Repository | Record Types | Access | Notes |
|-----------|-------------|--------|-------|
| [e.g., FamilySearch] | [e.g., PPT, deed books] | [e.g., Free / Restricted / In-person only] | [e.g., Film 2024561-2024562] |
| [e.g., Archives of Caladan] | | | |
| [e.g., County courthouse] | | | |

## Research Notes

[Observations about this location relevant to research — e.g., courthouse fires, known record gaps, local naming conventions, migration patterns in/out of this area.]

## Open Questions

- [question] [e.g., "Does the Arrakeen deed book for 10153 survive, or was it destroyed?"]

## Tasks

- [todo] [e.g., "Check Archives of Caladan catalog for surviving records"]