We all use published online trees from Ancestry, Family Search, Rootsweb World Connect and other sites. Some are well-documented, some not. Even the best researchers may tend to use present-day locations for the sake of convenience.
As you check over the details in a family tree, study the locations and the supporting documentation, if there is any.
Make sure that the locations are accurate to the time they are given.
Give as detailed and accurate place as possible. [city, township, county, state vs. city, state]
If your town was in the colony of Plymouth, put Plymouth Colony, not Massachusetts.
If your ancestor was born, raised, married and died in the same place, but that place changed over the years, acknowledge it in your narrative..
born: 1650 Barryville, Lewis Township, Clay Co., Newstate.
married: 1672: Sand Co., Newstate.
died: 1715 Rockcastle, Stone Twp., Green Co., Newstate.
Clay Co. formed 1647, Sand Co. formed from Clay Co. 1668. Barryville renamed Rockcastle when Sand Co divided into Stone and Pebble counties in 1709.
To simplify things, find a software program that crosschecks places for you and allows you to enter a solid and detailed location.
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