Gazetteer Workbench

WHG offers three pathways for using its tools and services
to augment and publish historical place data

1 Individual Datasets

Upload, augment and describe place data. You can download your augmented dataset for offline use in other software, and you can submit it for editorial review and publication in the WHG.

quick start
  1. Log in (register first if necessary)
  2. From your My Data dashboard, add a Dataset (
  3. Instructions on the "Add dataset" form page will guide you
2 Multiple Datasets

Gather multiple indexed datasets into a WHG Dataset Collection, link those records from each that refer to a single place, and publish the compiled information as a single gazetteer.

quick start

See Pathway 1—Dataset Collections begin with individual datasets!

3 Place Collections

Collect, sequence, annotate, and publish place records; or create collection building groups for teaching and collaboration.

Example Place Collection

Request group leader access

quick start
  1. Log in (register first if necessary)
  2. From your My Data dashboard, add a Place Collection
  3. Instructions on the Place Collection Builder form page will guide you