[Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

[john at jfeldredge.com]

One example of a difference would be whether or not cities are subordinate to counties.  In Tennessee, for example, both cities and towns are subordinate to counties, which in turn are subordinate to the state. In Virginia, towns are subordinate to counties, which are then subordinate to the state; cities, on the other hand, cities are subordinate only to the state.  A Virginia city is not part of a county, even if it is physically surrounded by the county.  So, a city in Virginia is not on the same level of the hierarchy as a city in Tennessee.
 
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Subject :Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?
From  :mailto:hawke at hawkesnest.net
Date  :Wed Oct 20 15:38:42 America/Chicago 2010


On 10/20/2010 03:24 PM, John F. Eldredge wrote:
> Not all US states use the same administrative hierarchy.

Yeah, but for example we use the same admin_level regardless of whether 
it’s called a county, a borough, or a parish; or a township vs. a town, etc.

When we’re using different words for the same thing[1], there’s no need 
to differentiate.  It’s the thing we care about, not the word used for it.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_civil_division


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