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Towns

Purpose

The Churches admin module is used to add, edit, or delete individual cemetery records in the churches table of the database.

Overview

The module contains multiple fields on the Basic Info and Text Info tabs for entering the desired information. See the Basic Module Structure page for detailed use of the buttons at the top, the form, and the table below the form.

Basic Info - Tab 1

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Input Fields
  1. Town Name - Enter the name of the town as it appears on present or historic maps.

  2. County - Use the dropdown menu to select the county in which the town resides. Grayson Co. is set as the default.

  3. Latitude - If known, add the GPS latitude coordinate in this field. Note: the placeholder format for the entry. First two digits must be 33, followed by a period and six digits.

    Note: If the Lat/Lon coordinates are entered the shadow box to the right of the cemetery image will display a small map showing the location with a link below the map to a Google map with the location.

  4. Longitude - If known, add the GPS longitude coordinate in this field. Note: the placeholder format for the entry. First three digits must be -96, followed by a period and six digits.

  5. Size - Enter the town size in units of square miles. This information can be found on the wiki page for the town.

  6. Population - Enter the town population based on the latest census. This information can be found on the wiki page for the town.

  7. Elevation - Enter the town elevation. This information can be found on the wiki page for the town.

  8. Areacode - Enter the town areacode. This information can be found on the wiki page for the town.

  9. Zipcode - Enter the town zipcode. This information can be found on the wiki page for the town.


Text Info - Tab 2

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Input Fields
  1. Image Name - Enter the name of the image to be displayed on the individual town page. All town images should be stored in the twn_images subfolder of the main images folder.

  2. Image Caption - Enter a caption to appear below the image of the town.

  3. Directions to Town - Enter the directions from a specific location to the town. The specific point could be a known location (town square) or highway intersection. Be sure to indicate direction and distance from one point to the next. The text will appear in the shadow box to the right of the town image on the individual town page.

  4. Information about Town - This field is used to enter town related information that will display below the line on the individual town page. A short history of the town is most appropriate. HTML is allowed.
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