Points Of Interest Search
Frequently Asked Questions
The Map My Cousins Points Of Interest (POI) text box supports an
advanced set of search functionality that allows you to explore and
discover the neighborhood and region your family lived in to
uncover important points of interest to better understand where your
family came from and support your genealogy research
1.
Once you’ve started up the Map My Cousins application and
have imported your GEDCOM file, your page will look like the
picture below.
2.
There are 2 important controls on this page, labeled on the
diagram: the Family Member Event icon and the Point Of Interest
Search text box.
3.
If you click on a family member event icon, you will see a text
box that shows the family member name, evernt type (birth, death,
residence, etc), location and year.
4.
The location of the Family Member event can be used in the
Point Of Interest search along with keywords to help refine your
search in this area. A list of top matches will come up as you enter
the text. The following screen shot shows an example of this. A
broader list of search keywords include the following. If you hit
return on the search, the map will zoom into the location you
entered.
advertising, marketing
airport
amusement park, theme park
assisted living service, assisted, assisted living, home
athletic field, sports field
bagel, donut
bar, alcohol
base, military
beach
beauty, hair, salon, barber
beer, wine, spirit, alcohol, booze
bicycle, bike, cycle
boating
bookstore, book shop
bowling, bowl, bowling alley
brewery, beer
bus station, bus stop, bus
campground, rv park
candy store, candy, candies, confectionary, chocolatier, chocolate
car rental, truck rental
car wash, detail, car detail, car wax
casinos, gaming
cemetery, graveyard, mausoleum
clothing, accessories, apparel
college, university
combat sports, boxing, martial arts, fighting
computer, electronic
contractor, repair
dance
day care, preschool, daycare, child care
department store, big box store, department
dog park
drug services, alcohol services, clinic
dry cleaning, laundry, dry cleaner, laundry service, laundromat
education, school
embassy, foreign
er, emergency room
fast food
fire stations, fire house, fire department
florist, flowers, flower shop
forest, woods
funeral service, funeral home
furniture, decor
garden
gas station, fuel, gas
gift, novelty
glasses, optical
government agency
gun range
home improvement, repairman, handyman, repair
hospital, clinic, medical center
hotel, motel
houseware, home goods
ice cream parlor, ice cream
insurance
jewelry, watches, accessories
juice bar, smoothie, juice
lake
landmark
legal, lawyer, law, law office
lodging
massage, masseuse
meat, seafood, butcher, deli
miniature golf, minigolf
mountain
museum
music, show venue, concert, concert hall
natural park
newsstand, newspaper, news, magazine
night club, disco
notary, notary public
nursery, garden, garden center
outdoors
painting, art
park
parking, parking lot
pet, petshop, dog, cat
pharmacy
photo, frame, framing
photography, photo service
physical therapy, rehabilitation
pizza, restaurant
police station, law enforcement
port, ferry
post office, mail
professional cleaning, cleaning
rail station, train station
real estate agent, realtor, real estate agency
rest area, rest stop, pitstop
restaurant
scuba diving, pool
shoes, apparel
shopping center, mall, shopping mall
spa
sporting good, sports store
storage, storage facility, storage lot
supermarket, groceries, grocery, market, super
swimming pool, pool, swim club
tailor
tattoo, tattooing
theater, movie theater, cinema
tour, travel agent
tourist information, services, tourism, information
toy, toy shop
utility companies, utilities, utility, public utility, electricity,
natural gas, water, sewage, power company
vehicle maintenance, car maintenance, vehicle repair, car repair
winery, vineyard, wine tasting
zoo, aquarium, wildlife sanctuary
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