Old-Style State Abbeviations

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Old-Style State Abbeviations

Knowing the old fashioned abbreviations for US states can help with your searches for transcriptions of old records.

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Alabama	Ala.
Arizona	Ariz.
Arkansas	Ark.
California	Cal., Calif.
Colorado	Col., Colo.
Connecticut	Conn.
Delaware	Del.
Florida	Fla.
Georgia	Ga., Geo.
Idaho	Idaho
Illinois	Ill.
Indiana	Ind.
Indian Territory	I. Terr.
Iowa	Iowa
Kansas	Kan., Kans.
Kentucky	Ky.
Louisiana	La.
Maine	Me
Maryland	Md.
Massachusetts	Mass.
Michigan	Mich.
Minnesota	Minn.
Mississippi	Miss.
Missouri	Mo.
Montana	Mont.
Nebraska	Neb., Nebr.
Nevada	Nev.
New Hampshire	N. Hamp.
New Jersey	N. J.
New Mexico	N. Mex.
New York	N. Y.
North Carolina	N. Car.
North Dakota	N. Dak.
Ohio	O.
Oklahoma	Okla.
Oregon	Ore.
Pennsylvania	Penn., Penna.
Rhode Island	R. I.
South Carolina	S. Car.
South Dakota	S. Dak.
Tennessee	Tenn.
Texas	Tex.
Utah	U. Terr.
Vermont	Vt.
Virginia	Va.
Washington	W., Wash.
Washington, D. C.	Wash, D. C.
West Virginia	W. Va., W. Vir.
Wisconsin	Wis., Wisc.
Wyoming	Wyo.

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