# Sorting list of location types **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [November 19, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835 "2025-11-19T13:05:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4da419/32.png) [@chral](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/chral)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/1 "2025-11-19T13:05:35Z")
Hi, I have a problem with the type of locatilns list (city, town, state, etc.): they don’t appear in alphabetical order. This is quite annoying when looking for a certain entry. Is there a way to sort this list? I couldn’t find a way. I am using Gramps 6.0.6 on Win11 Thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![stuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@stuck](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/stuck)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/2 "2025-11-19T14:03:53Z")
Do you mean that if you select ‘Places’ and then click on the header of the ‘Name’ column then the list of places is **not** sorted alphabetically? ---
**Author:** ![chral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4da419/32.png) [@chral](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/chral)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/3 "2025-11-19T14:18:35Z")
Oh, sorry, bad explanation… I meant the dialog when I want to add a new place to an event. There I have this list where I can choose the type of place I want to add. This list is somehow messed up. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/4 "2025-11-19T15:03:54Z")
I have a similar problem with the pop-up menu list of custom Attribute types ---
**Author:** ![comeng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@comeng](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/comeng)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/5 "2025-11-19T16:26:30Z")
I never use the full list as such just type in the first letter of the type you are looking for and it will give a much shorter list phil ---
**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:** [November 19, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/6 "2025-11-19T16:49:58Z")
> [@comeng](#): > > I never use the full list as such just type in the first letter of the type you are looking for and it will give a much shorter list Except when Gramps stops doing that. I don’t know if that is when the list grows too large or there is some other reason. But my Place Type list hasn’t filtered like that for years. And the Surname suggestion-as-you-type on happens occassionally. As in occasions like, once in a blue moon. ---
**Author:** ![stuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@stuck](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/stuck)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/7 "2025-11-19T17:02:05Z")
> [@chral](#): > > the dialog when I want to add a new place to an event. You mean this one? ![clipboard](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/f/fb7b9e2ba3e3f6a1f4fed34eb65d295bb1beb0bd.jpeg) If so, as you can see, I can’t help you because on my machine the list of types is sorted, and I too am using Gramps v6.0.6 on Win 11 ---
**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:** [November 19, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/8 "2025-11-19T17:08:44Z")
You have not added any custom Place types to the list. Custom are added at the bottom of the menu after the presets and are not sorted. (The first 2 custom types that I added were"Cemetery" and “Township”.) ---
**Author:** ![comeng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@comeng](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/comeng)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/9 "2025-11-19T22:00:51Z")
On 5.2.4 which is what I still use. Place Types fall into two groups 1st group Pre-installed Types all sorted in alphabetical order Double Space 2nd Group Custom Types all sorted in alphabetical order I have done nothing with this order or delete unused Types over many years. phil ---
**Author:** ![jacrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@jacrider](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/jacrider)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/10 "2025-11-19T22:54:11Z")
In my experience, the built-in types are listed first in alphabetical order and then the custom types are listed in alphabetical order below those. However, for me it has always worked to type in the first character(s) and get the matching types, both built-in and custom. This has been true for many versions of Gramps over several years. I use Kubuntu and I am currently using Gramps 6.0.4 because that is the most recent .deb package I’ve found and I haven’t had a reason to figure out how to install from source. ---
**Author:** ![chral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4da419/32.png) [@chral](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/chral)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/11 "2025-11-20T08:26:21Z")
Thanks a lot for all your answers. Somehow I didn’t recognize, that the list is sorted by pre-built and custom ones. In my case, both are listed in alphabetical order, but not seperated by double space, like phil mentioned. Sorting the list by typing the first letter(s) works fine so far. I will see how long it works… 😉 Aditionally the question if it’s possible to delete an item? In my case there is an double entry (“Bezirk”, strangely in the pre-built list…) and I would like to get rid of one. ![Screenshot 2025-11-20 091439](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/4/4c685732161e4e0cf7dd0ff5cad6e17400f93abf.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sorting-list-of-location-types/8835/12 "2025-12-20T08:27:03Z")
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