# Question about places **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [January 4, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/question-about-places/2105 "2022-01-04T21:22:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Davesellers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/davesellers/32/1457_2.png) [@Davesellers](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Davesellers)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/question-about-places/2105/1 "2022-01-04T21:22:59Z")
Gramps 5.1.4 I have not used the hierarchal feature when I created the place items. They are all individual places. The question is, what features or functions will this prevent me from using? What are the pros and cons? ---
**Author:** ![bjpcorp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/bjpcorp/32/1486_2.png) [@bjpcorp](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/bjpcorp)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/question-about-places/2105/2 "2022-01-04T22:35:36Z")
Its easy to enclose one place inside another to create a hierarchy, you can do it anytime. It makes it easier to organise, find and add places to things instead of wading through lists or creating duplicates. Maps are usually good at finding places with just names and post codes. ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeWilmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@GeorgeWilmes](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/GeorgeWilmes)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/question-about-places/2105/3 "2022-01-04T22:59:41Z")
Another useful place feature is [alternative names](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#Alternative_Names). ---
**Author:** ![hewettp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f04885/32.png) [@hewettp](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/hewettp)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/question-about-places/2105/4 "2022-01-09T01:45:39Z")
Using the place hierarchy in Gramps enables you to avoid duplicates (and thus get useful reports, such as everyone with an event at a certain place). The hierarchy enables more flexible reports (such as all events in a certain region, including enclosed places). ---
**Author:** ![Davesellers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/davesellers/32/1457_2.png) [@Davesellers](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Davesellers)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/question-about-places/2105/5 "2022-01-09T01:58:45Z")
I just read that it does not work in GEDCOM files. I use GEDCOM to upload to WikiTree, will using this break the place name in the GEDCOM? ---
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/question-about-places/2105/6 "2022-01-09T13:48:43Z")
My expectation is that the GEDCOM export would use the “[Place Title](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Extract_Place_Data_from_a_Place_Title)” for Events. That would have the Place hierarchy as a flat, comma separated list. But that it would also output a separate Place (again using a Place Title) for each successive enclosing civil division. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/question-about-places/2105/7 "2022-02-08T13:48:49Z")
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