# Place Detail - Company Name

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/place-detail-company-name/12211>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question, rootsmagic\
**Created:** [October 8, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/place-detail-company-name/12211 "2024-10-08T16:48:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![david.stuhr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aca169/32.png) [@david.stuhr](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/david.stuhr)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/place-detail-company-name/12211/1 "2024-10-08T16:48:23Z")

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Is it appropriate to use Place Detail to document a company name?

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**Author:** ![KimberlyGreen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/kimberlygreen/32/1640_2.png) [@KimberlyGreen](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/KimberlyGreen)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/place-detail-company-name/12211/2 "2024-10-08T18:20:26Z")

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Seems reasonable. In the online help for the [Place Details List](https://help.rootsmagic.com/RM10/place-details-list.html) the example shown lists a "Baptist Church Parsonage as a place name.

So, it I’d say yes to being an appropriate use, creating a place with the name of the company and all the relevant details like latitude & longitude filled in.

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**Author:** ![kevync1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3be4f8/32.png) [@kevync1985](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kevync1985)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/place-detail-company-name/12211/3 "2024-10-08T20:20:55Z")

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> [@david.stuhr](#):
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> Is it appropriate to use Place Detail to document a company name?

Although there could be some uses that might not be recommended – it is mostly up to user I would say. Company name, Hospital, School or Funeral home for example would all be appropriate uses.

For Cemeteries I use 5th place ONLY and use Place details for all NON Cemetery.  
Eventually, since I use 5th place for cemetery I plan to use the place details to geo code the place details of headstone or marker.  
(this will keep them grouped)

Kevin

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**Author:** ![scoobiejon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@scoobiejon](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/scoobiejon)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/place-detail-company-name/12211/4 "2024-10-09T16:30:55Z")

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Sorry to be off on a tangent here but seeing you mentioned Cemeteries, I believe that it’s the only time in our timelines that we need to have another level beyond place details. The cemetery has an address that I believe should be in place details, then if we could get another level down to enter the plot/memorial address within that cemetery, that would be perfect. Everything would be kept together to your point, whether on not an exact location is known.

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**Author:** ![kevync1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3be4f8/32.png) [@kevync1985](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kevync1985)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/place-detail-company-name/12211/5 "2024-10-09T17:09:24Z")

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was not necessarily mentioned for anyone particular to use. For me Place details would not work well for my purposes due to the way gedcom is handled. Using a 5th place works perfectly for Cemeteries however. Which is why I only use it for cemeteries.