Gazetteer of Rhodesian Place Names
This gazetteer is based on place names as they appear on the 1973 Rhodesia Relief Map 1 : 1 000 000 scale as shown below and on the main Maps page.
To limit the time spent on the task, a grid has been used based on the latitude and longitude lines shown on the original map. These have been marked A to I and 1 to 8 along each border as will be seen on the map below. Click on the map and then again to zoom in for a detailed view. As an example, Nyamandhlovu will be found in square D5. When time permits the grid squares will be split further into four to make searching easier. Whilst all man-made features should be listed, only the more important of the many rivers and hill features are included. Except where the name clearly explains the place listed, a description is shown in the Notes column below. Please watch out for places adjacent to grid lines; places are included in the square in which they fall although the name may appear in the neighbouring square. Some features, such as rivers, often straddle more than one square. There are nearly 1 000 places listed which have been extracted as carefully as possible but any user noting an error or omission is invited to contact me so that a correction can be made. The gazetteer will be extended in due course to include districts, tribal trust lands (TTLs) and African Purchase Lands.
Grid Square | Name | Notes |
E6 | Adams | Railway Siding |
E3 | Alaska | Mine |
F3 | Alaska | Railway Siding |
G5 | Alheit | Mission |
H3 | All Souls | Mission |
D4 | Allan Wilson Memorial | |
H4 | Alumina | Mine |
F3 | Amandas | Village |
E/F2 | Angwa River | |
D7 | Antelope Mine | Village |
E7 | Antenior | Railway Siding |
G3 | Arcturus | Settlement |
F3 | Arden | Railway Siding |
F3 | Argo | Railway Siding |
F5 | Athens | Mine |
H3 | Avila | Mission |
G3 | Avilin | Railway Siding |
H4 | Baddeley | Railway Siding |
F5 | Badza | Railway Siding |
E6 | Balla Balla | Village |
G6 | Bangala Dam | |
F3 | Banket | Town |
E6 | Bannockburn | Railway Siding |
D5 | Barberton | Mine |
B3 | Batoka Gorge | |
E4 | Battlefields | Railway Siding |
G5 | Beardmore | Mine |
F4 | Beatrice | Village |
E8 | Beitbridge | Town |
E6 | Belingwe | Village |
D5 | Bembesi | Railway Siding |
D7 | Bembeswana Dam | |
F6 | Berenjena | Mission |
B4 | Bethesda (see Land Tenure Map) | Mission |
F4 | Bexhill Dam | |
G5 | Bikita | Mine |
G6 | Bikita | Village |
G3 | Bindura | Town |
C3 | Binga | Village |
H5 | Birchenough Bridge | Village |
F2 | Birkdale Pass | |
D6 | Blanket | Mine |
D6 | Blanket Dam | |
H4 | Bonda | Mission |
F6 | Bondofli | Mission |
D6 | Bonisa Dam | |
H4 | Bonzo | Settlement |
F6 | Boss | Mine |
G3 | Bradley Inst. | Settlement |
H5 | Bridal Veil Falls | |
G4 | Bromley | Village |
E4 | Brompton | Mine |
D7 | Brunapeg | Mission |
F7/8 | Bubye River | |
F6 | Buchwa | Railway Siding |
D5 | Buda | Railway Siding |
G7 | Buffalo Range | Village |
G5 | Buhera | Town |
F6 | Buhwa | Mine |
D6 | Bulawayo | City |
D2 | Bumi Hills | Settlement |
D6 | Bushtik | Railway Siding |
E5 | Cactus Poort Dam | |
E4 | Cam & Motor | Mine |
F4 | Cambourne | Mine |
F5 | Cambrai | Mine |
H5 | Cashel | Village |
E2 | Catkin | Mine |
D6 | Cement | Railway Siding |
G2 | Centenary | Village |
E4 | Chakari | Village |
F8 | Chamnanga | Settlement |
D2 | Charara | Settlement |
E2 | Charles Clack | Mission |
F5 | Chatsworth | Village |
E6 | Chegato | Mission |
D3 | Chereya | Mission |
C3 | Chete Game Camp | |
C3 | Chete Game Reserve | |
F1 | Chewore Game Reserve | |
F4 | Chibero | Settlement |
F6 | Chibi | Mission |
F6 | Chibi | Village |
H6 | Chibuwe | Settlement |
G5 | Chibvumani Ruins | |
E3 | Chidamoyo | Settlement |
F4 | Chigwell | Railway Siding |
G7 | Chikombedzi | Mission |
G7 | Chikombedzi | Railway Siding |
G7 | Chikombu | Settlement |
H6 | Chikore | Mission |
H3 | Chikwizo | Mission |
F5 | Chilimanzi | Settlement |
H7 | Chilojo Cliffs | |
I5 | Chimanimani Mountains | |
G4 | Chimanza | Mission |
G2 | Chimbango | Settlement |
G2 | Chimimba | Settlement |
H2 | Chimoko | Settlement |
E3 | Chimusimbe | Settlement |
G7 | Chingwizi | Railway Siding |
H6 | Chipinga | Town |
E8 | Chipise | Settlement |
G7 | Chiredzi | Town |
F5 | Chirina | Railway Siding |
H6 | Chirinda Forest | |
G2 | Chironga | Mission |
D2 | Chirundu | Village |
G3 | Chishawasha | Settlement |
H6 | Chisumbanje | Settlement |
D3 | Chitasa Cave | |
D3 | Chitisa Cave | |
F6 | Chitofa | Settlement |
H2 | Chitsungo | Settlement |
H3 | Chiunye | Settlement |
F4 | Chiva | Settlement |
C/D3 | Chizarira Game Reserve | |
C3 | Chizarira Hills | |
E6 | Chomvuri | Railway Siding |
H4 | Christmas Pass | |
E5 | Chrome Mine | Railway Siding |
E5 | Chuwindula | Railway Siding |
E4 | Claw Dam | |
G3 | Cleveland dam | |
H7 | Cobra | Mine |
C6 | Coldridge | Railway Siding |
E7 | Colleen Bawn | Village |
E4 | Commoner | Mine |
F3 | Concession | Village |
E5 | Connemara | Settlement |
F5 | Copota | Railway Siding |
E3 | Copper King | Mine |
E3 | Copper Queen | Mine |
F6 | Cotopaxi | Mountain |
H6 | Craigmore | Settlement |
E6 | Croft Mine | Settlement |
D6 | Cyrene | Mission |
E5 | Dabuka | Railway Siding |
E6 | Dadaya | Mission |
D4 | Dagamela | Settlement |
E5 | Daisyfield | Railway Siding |
D2 | Dandawa | Settlement |
F1 | Dande Game Reserve | |
E4 | Danly | Mine |
G5 | Daramombe | Mission |
F3 | Darwendale | Village |
E5 | Deanfield Dam | |
B4 | Deka | Railway Siding |
D5 | Deli | Railway Siding |
H2 | Dendera | Mission |
H4 | Denswa | Railway Siding |
B4 | Dett | Town |
E3 | Deve | Settlement |
B3 | Devils Gorge | |
H6 | Devuli Ranch H.Q. | |
H5 | Devure River | |
C5 | Dhlamini | Settlement |
E5 | Dhlo Dhlo Ruins | |
A4 | Dibangombie | Railway Siding |
H2 | Dindi | Mission |
E8 | Diti | Settlement |
F3 | Divide | Mine |
E7 | Doddieburn Dam | |
F2 | Doma | Settlement |
C6 | Dombodema | Mission |
G3 | Domboshawa | Settlement |
G3 | Dombwe | Settlement |
G8 | Domisa | Mission |
E4 | Doreens Pride Dam | |
G5 | Dorowa | Mine |
E5 | Dorset | Railway Siding |
F5 | Dreifontein | Mission |
F5 | Dreifontein Dam | |
F4 | Duchess Hill | Settlement |
F3 | Dunphaile | Railway Siding |
E4 | Dutchmans Pool Dam | |
D4 | Dzibadziba Dam | |
E7 | Eagle Vulture | Railway Siding |
G4 | Eagles Nest | Railway Siding |
D5 | Eastnor | Settlement |
G3 | Eban Dam | |
F4 | Eiffel Flats | Town |
F3 | Eldorado | Village |
H3 | Elim | Mission |
F5 | Elmwood | Railway Siding |
C6 | Embakwe | Mission |
C6 | Empandeni | Mission |
E4 | Empress Mine | Mine |
E4 | Empress Mine | Village |
F5 | Enkeldoorn | Town |
B4 | Entuba | Railway Siding |
G3 | Epworth | Mission |
H4 | Era | Mine |
D6 | Esibomvu Fort | |
G6 | Esquilingwe Dam | |
G6 | Essanby Dam | |
D6 | Essexvale | Village |
G3 | Ewanrigg National park | |
F5 | Fairfield | Railway Siding |
C4 | Fatima | Mission |
F4 | Featherstone | Settlement |
F5 | Felixburg | Settlement |
F5 | Felixburg Rd. | Railway Siding |
F3 | Feock | Mine |
H4 | Feruka | Railway Siding |
D6 | Figtree | Settlement |
E6 | Filabusi | Village |
H4 | Folkington | Railway Siding |
G4 | Fort Charter | |
E6 | Fort Rixon | Settlement |
E7 | Fort Tuli | |
D6 | Fort Usher | Settlement |
F6 | Fort Victoria | Town |
D2 | Fothergill Island | |
E6 | Fred Mine | Mine |
E6 | Fred Mine | Settlement |
D6 | Freda | Mine |
F3 | Frogmore Dam | |
E3 | Fulechi | Settlement |
D5 | Fundisi Dam | |
E4 | Gado | Railway Siding |
F4 | Gadzema | Village |
E4 | Gaika | Mine |
G7 | Gandanyemba | Railway Siding |
F6 | Garare | Railway Siding |
G3 | Garvin | Railway Siding |
F6 | Gaths Mine | Mine |
F6 | Gaths Mine | Village |
E4 | Gatooma | Town |
C5 | Gawa | Settlement |
E5 | Ghoko | Railway Siding |
E2 | GilGil | Mine |
E7 | Giraffe Petroglyph | |
G3 | Gladstone | Mine |
E6 | Glass Block | Railway Siding |
G5 | Glencova | Settlement |
G3 | Glendale | Village |
G6 | Glenlivet | Settlement |
E4 | Globe & Phoenix | Mine |
D7 | Gobateme | Mission |
F5 | Gobo | Railway Siding |
F5 | Gokomere | Mission |
D4 | Gokwe | Village |
F3 | Golden Kopje | Mine |
E4 | Golden Valley | Town |
G/H7 | Gona-Re-Zhou Game Reserve | |
D3 | Gorodema | Settlement |
G3 | Goromonzi | Village |
H4 | Grand Reef | Railway Siding |
C5 | Grants | Railway Siding |
F3 | Great Dyke | Mine |
F3 | Gresham | Railway Siding |
F3 | Greycourt | Railway Siding |
E6 | Greystone | Settlement |
E5 | Guinea Fowl | Railway Siding |
D7 | Gulameta Dam | |
H6 | Gungunyana Forest | |
C5 | Guswini | Railway Siding |
G5 | Gutu | Village |
C5 | Gwaai | Railway Siding |
C5 | Gwai | Settlement |
C4 | Gwai River | Mine |
C4 | Gwai River | Settlement |
B/C4 | Gwai River | |
E6 | Gwanda | Town |
F3 | Gwebi | Railway Siding |
D4 | Gwehava | Mission |
E5 | Gwelo | City |
D4 | Gwelutshina | Settlement |
E5 | Gwenoro Dam | |
H4 | Gwinanzira | Railway Siding |
E5 | Hapelts | Railway Siding |
E5 | Harmony | Railway Siding |
F4 | Hartley | Town |
H4 | Headlands | Village |
D6 | Heany Junction | Railway Siding |
D5 | Highfields | Railway Siding |
C6 | Hingwe | Settlement |
F6 | Hippo Pools | |
G7 | Hippo Valley | Settlement |
G7 | Hippo Valley | |
F5 | Holy Cross | Mission |
H4 | Honde River | |
D6 | Hope Fountain | Mission |
H5 | Hot Springs | Settlement |
G4 | Houlton | Railway Siding |
F3 | Howard Institute | Settlement |
H3 | Hoyuyu | Settlement |
F5 | Hunguru | Railway Siding |
E5 | Hunters Road | Railway Siding |
F2 | Hunyani | Mission |
F3 | Hunyani | Railway Siding |
F2/3 | Hunyani River | |
E7 | Hwali | Settlement |
D5 | Igusi | Railway Siding |
D6 | Imbizo | Railway Siding |
F2 | Impinge Pass | |
B4 | Impofu | Railway Siding |
F5 | Indiva | Railway Siding |
D6 | Induna Airfield | |
F6 | Ingezi | Railway Siding |
C5 | Ingwe | Railway Siding |
C6 | Ingwezi Dam | |
F3 | Inkomo | Railway Siding |
g4 | Inoro | Settlement |
E5 | Insiza | Railway Siding |
E5 | Insukumini | Settlement |
C4 | Intundhla | Railway Siding |
H4 | Inyanga | Village |
H4 | Inyanga National Park | |
H4 | Inyangombe Falls | |
e6 | Inyankuni Dam | |
B4 | Inyantue | Railway Siding |
H4 | Inyati | Mine |
D5 | Inyati | Village |
H4 | Inyazura | Village |
E6 | Irisvale | Railway Siding |
G3 | Iron Duke | Mine |
F5 | Iron Mine Hill | Railway Siding |
C4 | Isilwana | Railway Siding |
C4 | Isilwana | Railway Siding |
A4 | Jafuta | Railway Siding |
Jamasone | Settlement | |
D4 | Janke Dam | |
E7 | Jessie | Mine |
E7 | Jessie | Railway Siding |
F3 | Jester | Mine |
G6 | Jichedza | Mission |
C5 | Jolume | Settlement |
E4 | Jombe | Settlement |
F4 | Joyce | Mine |
H4 | Juliasdale | Settlement |
F3 | Jumbo | Mine |
F3 | Jumbo | Village |
H6 | Junction Gate | Settlement |
F8 | Jute | Mine |
D7 | Kafusi Dam | |
A4 | Kalala | Railway Siding |
C4 | Kamativi | Mine |
C4 | Kamativi | Town |
D4 | Kana | Mission |
F1 | Kanyemba | Settlement |
E3 | Kapfundi | Mission |
G2 | Karanda | Settlement |
D2 | Kariba | Town |
D2 | Kariba Dam | |
D2 | Kariba Gorge | |
C3 | Kariyangwe | Mission |
E2 | Karoi | Town |
G2 | Karoyi | Settlement |
E6 | Kashambi | Railway Siding |
B4 | Kasibi | Railway Siding |
E3 | Kawaya | Settlement |
A3 | Kazungula | Settlement |
C5 | Kenmaur | Settlement |
C4 | Kennedy | Railway Siding |
F3 | Kent Dam | |
D6 | Kezi | Village |
D6 | Khami | Railway Siding |
D6 | Khami Dam | |
D5 | Khami River | |
D6 | Khami Ruins | |
F3 | Kildonan | Railway Siding |
G3 | Kimberley | Mine |
F6 | King | Mine |
F3 | Kintyre | Railway Siding |
E5 | Kombo | Railway Siding |
B5 | Korodziba | Settlement |
H2 | Kotwa | Settlement |
F3 | Kutama | Mission |
F3 | Kutama | Railway Siding |
G4 | Kwenda | Mission |
F/G6 | Kyle National Park | |
H4 | Lake Alexander | |
D5 | Lake Alice Dam | |
D2 | Lake Kariba | |
F/G6 | Lake Kyle | |
G6 | Lake McDougal | |
F3 | Lake McIlwaine | |
F5 | Lalapansi | Settlement |
F4 | Lambourne | Mine |
E6 | Lancaster | Settlement |
D7 | Legion Mine | Mine |
D7 | Legion Mine | Settlement |
D6 | Leighwoods | Railway Siding |
F3 | Lembwe | Railway Siding |
E4 | Leopardess | Mine |
H4 | Lesapi | Mission |
H4 | Lesapi Dam | |
F8 | Limpopo River | |
F3 | Lions Den | Village |
B4 | Lobangwe | Railway Siding |
E5 | Lochard | Railway Siding |
F3 | Lochinvar | Village |
G7 | Lone Star Dam | |
D5 | Lonely Mine | Mine |
G4 | Longlands Dam | |
E4 | Loreto | Mission |
E5 | Lower Gwelo | Mission |
C4 | Lubimbi | Settlement |
D4 | Lukampa | Settlement |
B4 | Lukosi | Mission |
B4 | Lukosi | Railway Siding |
E6 | Lumane | Railway Siding |
F6 | Lundi | Mission |
G7 | Lundi | Railway Siding |
F6/G7 | Lundi River | |
C4 | Lupane | Mission |
C4 | Lusulu | Settlement |
E8 | Lutombe | Settlement |
D6 | Luveve | Railway Siding |
F3 | Lydiate | Railway Siding |
F3 | Lydiate | Railway Siding |
E2 | Lynx | Mine |
G7 | Mabalauta | Settlement |
C5 | Mabiriya | Settlement |
E6 | Mabowa Matema Dam | |
G3 | Mabvuku | Settlement |
E7 | Machachuta | Settlement |
H5 | Machecheni Dam | |
G4 | Macheke | Village |
D3 | Machihiri | Settlement |
C6 | Madaba | Settlement |
E2 | Madadzi | Settlement |
C6 | Madhlambudzi | Settlement |
G2 | Madombwe | Mission |
C5 | Madziba | Settlement |
G3 | Madziwa | Mine |
G3 | Madziwa Mine | Village |
D3 | Madziwadzido | Settlement |
F4 | Madzongwe | Railway Siding |
D/E4 | Mafungabusi Plateau | |
C5 | Magama | Mission |
D6 | Maguga | Railway Siding |
E2 | Magunge | Settlement |
G4 | Mahusekwa | Settlement |
B4 | Main Camp | Settlement |
C5 | Maitengwe Dam | |
F3 | Makabusi River | |
E7 | Makado | Settlement |
E7 | Makado Dam | |
H3 | Makaha | Settlement |
G7 | Makambe | Railway Siding |
G4 | Makonis | Settlement |
H3 | Makosa | Settlement |
H3 | Makose | Settlement |
G5 | Makumbe | Mission |
G3 | Makumbi | Settlement |
E2 | Makuti | Settlement |
F3 | Makwiro | Village |
D7 | Malabas | Settlement |
G8 | Malapati | Settlement |
D6 | Maleme Dam | |
D4 | Malimasindi | Settlement |
C4 | Malindi | Railway Siding |
C5 | Malindi | Settlement |
F4 | Malube | Settlement |
G8 | Malvernia (Moç) | Railway Siding |
D7 | Mambali | Settlement |
B4 | Mambanje | Railway Siding |
E1 | Mana Pools | |
E1 | Mana Pools Game Reserve | |
D7 | Manama | Mission |
D6 | Mananda Dam | |
F6 | Mandamabgwe | Settlement |
B4 | Mandavu Dam | |
F2 | Mangula | Town |
D6 | Mangwe | Settlement |
G4 | Mangwendi | Mission |
G4 | Mangwendi | Settlement |
E5 | Manyame | Railway Siding |
E2 | Manyati | Settlement |
F6 | Manyenge | Settlement |
F4 | Manywe | Settlement |
G3 | Mapunga | Railway Siding |
H4 | Marabada | Railway Siding |
G4 | Marandellas | Town |
F6 | Maravira | Settlement |
F3 | Marimba | Railway Siding |
F3 | Marodzi | Railway Siding |
E2 | Marongora | Settlement |
F3 | Marova | Railway Siding |
F3 | Marshall Hartley | Mission |
F3 | Marshlands Dam | |
E4 | Martin | Railway Siding |
D6 | Marula | Railway Siding |
E6 | Marvel | Mine |
F3 | Maryland Junc. | |
H2 | Marymount | Mission |
E6 | Masase | Mission |
F6 | Mashaba | Settlement |
D7 | Mashaba | Village |
G6 | Mashoko | Mission |
F6 | Masingo | Mission |
E7 | Masole | Settlement |
A4 | Masuie | Railway Siding |
B4 | Masuma Dam | |
F6 | Mataga | Settlement |
A4 | Matetsi | Railway Siding |
B4 | Matetsi (Sacred Heart) | Mission |
F6 | Matibi | Mission |
F6 | Matibis | Mission |
G7 | Matibis | Settlement |
H4 | Matinidza | Railway Siding |
G3 | Matione | Settlement |
D6 | Matopo | Mission |
D6 | Matopos | Settlement |
D6 | Matopos Dam | |
G6 | Matsai | Settlement |
C5 | Matupula | Railway Siding |
D2 | Matusadona Range | |
G2 | Mavuradonha | Mission |
H3 | Mayo | Settlement |
D7 | Mayodobo | Settlement |
F3 | Mazoe | Village |
F3 | Mazoe Dam | |
G3-H2 | Mazoe River | |
E7 | Mazunga | Settlement |
C5 | Mbamba | Settlement |
G7 | Mbizi | Railway Siding |
D4 | Mbuma | Mission |
D4 | Mbungu | Settlement |
E7 | Mchela Cave | |
E6 | Mchingwe Dam | |
C6 | Mdabe Dam | |
G3 | Melfort | Railway Siding |
H5 | Melsetter | Town |
G3 | Mermaids Pool | |
E2 | Miami | Settlement |
C5 | Mkubazi | Settlement |
G2 | Mkumbura | Settlement |
Mkwasine | Settlement | |
C5 | Mlagisa | Railway Siding |
F6 | Mnene | Mission |
G4 | Monte Cassino | Mission |
G5 | Moodies Pass | |
D5 | Morgans | Railway Siding |
F6 | Morgenster | Mission |
D4 | Mpagama Dam | |
C7 | Mphoengs | Settlement |
B5 | Mpilo | Settlement |
C5 | Mpindo | Railway Siding |
F3 | Mpinga | Railway Siding |
D6 | Mpopoma | Village |
D6 | Mpopoma Dam | |
G3 | Mrewa | Village |
G3 | Msasa | Railway Siding |
G2 | Msengedzi | Mission |
E7 | Msharabanda Dam | |
F3 | Msonedi | Village |
B4 | Msuna | Settlement |
G2 | Mt. Darwin | Village |
F3 | Mt. Hampden Airfield | |
F3 | Mt. Hampden Junc. | |
H4 | Mt. Inyangani | |
H3 | Mt. Melleray | |
H6 | Mt. Silinda (or Mt. Selinda) | Mission |
H4 | Mtarazi Falls | |
G2 | Mtepatepa | Settlement |
G7 | Mtilikwe | Railway Siding |
G6 | Mtilikwe River | |
H3 | Mtoko | Village |
F3 | Mtoroshanga | Village |
F3 | Mtoroshanga Pass | |
D6 | Mtshabezi | Mission |
F4 | Mubayira | Settlement |
A4 | Mubiya | Railway Siding |
G5 | Muchuchu Ruins | |
C3 | Mujere | Settlement |
G5 | Mukaro | Mission |
H2 | Mukosa | Settlement |
C4 | Mukwa | Railway Siding |
F6 | Mukwakwe | Railway Siding |
G/H6 | Mukwasini River | |
D6 | Mulungwane | Railway Siding |
F1 | Mupata Gorge | |
H4 | Murahwa | Railway Siding |
F3 | Muriel Mine | Mine |
F3 | Muriel Mine | Settlement |
F6 | Mushandike Dam | |
F6 | Mushandike National Park | |
F4 | Musondzo | Settlement |
F6 | Musume | Mission |
F6 | Musumi | Settlement |
H5 | Mutambara | Settlement |
H7 | Mutandawhe | Mine |
G5 | Mutero | Mission |
H4 | Mwarazi Dam | |
E5 | Myrtlecham | Railway Siding |
D6 | Mzilikazi Memorial | |
D6 | Mzinyati | Mission |
E5 | Nahla | Railway Siding |
E5 | Nalatale | Railway Siding |
E5 | Nalatale Ruins | |
G6 | Nandi | Railway Siding |
A4 | Nantwich Camp | |
G5 | Narira | Settlement |
B4 | Nashome | Railway Siding |
E6 | Ncema Dam | |
B4 | Nchokomela | Railway Siding |
G6 | Ndanga | Settlement |
C5 | Ndolwane | Settlement |
F6 | Nenga | Railway Siding |
B4 | Nengasha | Railway Siding |
F5 | Netherburn | Mine |
C5 | Ngamo | Railway Siding |
E5 | Ngamo Dam | |
F4 | Ngezi Dam | |
C5 | Ngoma | Settlement |
F6 | Ngomahuru | Settlement |
E4 | Ngondoma Dam | |
F6 | Ngundu | Settlement |
F6 | Ngungubane | Railway Siding |
E4 | Ngwena | Railway Siding |
D5 | Ngwenya Dam | |
G3 | Nhowe | Mission |
F6 | Nil Desperandum | Mine |
C5 | Ningombeneshango | Settlement |
E4 | Njelele | Settlement |
D4 | Nkai | Village |
D5 | Nkoni Dam | |
G3 | Nora | Railway Siding |
D6 | Northolt | Railway Siding |
F3 | Norton | Town |
C6 | Nshaba | Settlement |
D6 | Ntabazinduna | Railway Siding |
D6 | Ntunteni | Railway Siding |
F7 | Nuanetsi | Village |
F7 | Nuanetsi Ranch H.Q. | |
F/G7 | Nuanetsi River | |
E8 | Nuli | Settlement |
F3 | Nyabira | Railway Siding |
H3 | Nyaderi | Mission |
G7 | Nyala | Railway Siding |
D5 | Nyamandhlovu | Town |
H2 | Nyamapanda | Settlement |
G2 | Nyamazizi | Settlement |
H3 | Nyamkoli | Settlement |
F4 | Nyamweda | Settlement |
H3 | Nyamzuwe | Mission |
H3 | Nyangui | Mountain |
G3 | Nyangura | Settlement |
H5 | Nyanyadzi | Settlement |
G5 | Nyashanu | Mission |
H2 | Nyatana | Settlement |
H4 | Nykasapa | Settlement |
F5 | Nyombi | Railway Siding |
H4 | Odzani Falls | |
H4 | Odzi | Village |
H5 | Odzi River | |
E6 | Oreti | Railway Siding |
F5 | Pakame | Mission |
E6 | Pambuka | Settlement |
D5 | Pampoenpoort Dam | |
D6 | Pamula | Settlement |
G6 | Pamushana | Mission |
A4 | Pandamatenga | Village |
E6 | Pangani | Mine |
C4 | Pashu | Settlement |
D6 | Pasipas | Railway Siding |
F3 | Passaford | Railway Siding |
E4 | Patchway | Mine |
F5 | Peak | Mine |
C5 | Pelela | Settlement |
B5 | Pelendaba | Settlement |
F3 | Pembi Dam | |
H4 | Penhalonga | Village |
E3 | Perseverance | Mine |
C6 | Plumtree | Village |
B4 | Pongoro | Railway Siding |
G3 | Poorte River | Railway Siding |
H4 | Pounsley | Railway Siding |
H4 | Premier Estate | Settlement |
F6 | Prince | Mine |
G3 | Prince Edward Dam | |
F6 | Providential Pass | |
C5 | Pumula | Mission |
H4 | Pungwe Falls | |
F5 | Quarry | Railway Siding |
E6 | Quarry Spur | Railway Siding |
E4 | Que Que | Town |
D5 | Queens Mine | Mine |
D5 | Queens Mine | Settlement |
C6 | Questeds Dam | |
F3 | Raffingora | Settlement |
D6 | Railway Dam | |
D5 | Redbank | Railway Siding |
E5 | Redcliff | Town |
F6 | Regal | Mine |
H3 | Regina Coeli | Mission |
F6 | Rex | Mine |
E4 | Rhino Dam | |
F3 | Rhod. African Chrome | Mine |
D6 | Rhodes Matopos National Park | |
F6 | Rhonda | Mine |
E4 | Rimuka | Railway Siding |
E7 | Ripple Creek Dam | |
E6 | Rixon Dam | |
A4 | Robins Camp | |
G4 | Rocky Spruit | Settlement |
D6 | Rogers | Railway Siding |
E2 | Rukomechi | Settlement |
G6 | Runyani Ruins | |
H6 | Rupisi | Settlement |
H2 | Rusambo | Mission |
H4 | Rusape | Town |
F7 | Rusaza | Railway Siding |
H6 | Rusitu | Mission |
F7 | Rutenga | Railway Siding |
G3 | Ruwa | Village |
F6 | Sabi | Mine |
H6 | Sabi Exp. Station | Settlement |
H5/6 | Sabi River | |
E6 | Sabiwa | Railway Siding |
D6 | Sablevale | Settlement |
G4 | Sadza | Settlement |
G3 | Salisbury | City |
B4 | Sambawizi | Settlement |
E4 | Samwari | Railway Siding |
E6 | Sandawana | Mine |
D6 | Sandown | Railway Siding |
F3 | Sangwe | Railway Siding |
E3 | Sanyati | Mission |
D2-E3 | Sanyati River | |
H4 | Sanyatwe | Settlement |
F6 | Sarahuru | Railway Siding |
F6 | Sawa Sawa | Settlement |
D5 | Sawmills | Settlement |
F5 | Sebakwe Dam | |
E4-F5 | Sebakwe River | |
D7 | Seear Block | Settlement |
F3 | Seki | Railway Siding |
G4 | Seki | Settlement |
E5 | Sekope | Railway Siding |
F3 | Selby | Railway Siding |
F4 | Selous | Mission |
F4 | Selous | Settlement |
F5 | Selukwe | Town |
E5 | Senale | Railway Siding |
G8 | Sengwe | Settlement |
F5 | Serima | Mission |
D3 | Sessami | Mission |
F6 | Shabani | Town |
F3 | Shackleton | Mine |
G3 | Shamva | Village |
G5 | Shamwa | Mine |
E5 | Shangani | Mine |
E5 | Shangani | Settlement |
C/D4 | Shangani River | |
E5 | Shangani Tiyabenzi Dam | |
E8 | Shashi River | |
D6 | Sheet Dam | |
E4 | Sherwood | Railway Siding |
D3 | Siabuwa | Settlement |
F6 | Sihande | Settlement |
E6 | Silalabuhwa Dam | |
E4 | Silobela | Settlement |
D6 | Silozwane Cave | |
G3 | Simoona | Railway Siding |
B4 | Sinematella Camp | |
E6 | Sinkukwe | Railway Siding |
F3 | Sinoia | Town |
F3 | Sinoia Caves | |
F2 | Sipolilo | Village |
E7 | Sitauzis | Settlement |
E4 | Skipper | Mine |
D6 | Solusi | Mission |
E5 | Somabula | Railway Siding |
F3 | Somerby | Railway Siding |
G5 | Soti Source | Settlement |
H4 | St. Triashill | Mission |
D5 | St. Aiden’s | Mission |
G2 | St. Alberts | Mission |
G6 | St. Anthony’s | Mission |
H4 | St. Augustine’s | Mission |
H4 | St. Barbara’s | Mission |
H4 | St. Benedict | Mission |
H4 | St. Faith’s | Mission |
F5 | St. Francis | Mission |
F5 | St. Joseph | Mission |
D7 | St. Josephs | Mission |
C5 | St. Luke’s | Mission |
H3 | St. Marys | Mission |
G3 | St. Marys | Settlement |
H4 | St. Mathias | Mission |
H3 | St. Melleray | Mission |
F4 | St. Micheals | Mission |
F4 | St. Oswalds | Mission |
E5 | St. Patricks | Mission |
G3 | St. Pauls | Mission |
D4 | St. Paul’s | Mission |
H6 | St. Peters | Mission |
G5 | St. Richards | Mission |
E3 | St. Ruperts | Mission |
G4 | St. Terese’s | Mission |
H4 | St. Triashill | Mission |
C6 | Stanley Clinic | Settlement |
E6 | Stanmore | Railway Siding |
F3 | Stapleford | Railway Siding |
H4 | Stapleford | Settlement |
H4 | Stapleford Forest | |
D7 | Sun Yat Sen | Mine |
D7 | Sun Yat Sen | Settlement |
E4 | Suri Suri Dam | |
E5 | Surprise | Railway Siding |
H3 | Suswe | Settlement |
F3 | Sutton | Mine |
E6 | Swazi | Railway Siding |
F8 | Swebehe | Mine |
G6 | Sylveira | Mission |
D6 | Syringa | Railway Siding |
G3 | Tafuna | Railway Siding |
B4 | Tajintunda | Railway Siding |
E7 | Tamba Dam | |
H5 | Tandai | Settlement |
H6 | Tanganda River | |
G4 | Tarisira | Railway Siding |
F3 | Tatagura | Railway Siding |
C5 | Teakland | Railway Siding |
C6 | Tegwani | Mission |
D5 | Tenela | Railway Siding |
E3 | Tengwe | Settlement |
G5 | The Range | Village |
G4 | The Range Dam | |
G4 | Theydon | Railway Siding |
B4 | Thomson Junc. | |
E5 | Thornhill Airfield | |
D7 | Thornville Dam | |
E7 | Thornwood | Mine |
H4 | Tikwiri | Railway Siding |
G4 | Timber Mills | Railway Siding |
C5 | Tjolotjo | Village |
D6 | Toghwana Dam | |
G7 | Tokwe Dam | |
F6 | Tokwe River | |
E7 | Tongwe Dam | |
E7 | Towla | Settlement |
F3 | Trelawney | Village |
E5 | Trevello | Railway Siding |
G7 | Triangle | Village |
H4 | Troutbeck | Settlement |
F7 | Tsembgwe | Railway Siding |
E8 | Tshiturapadsi | Settlement |
C4 | Tshongokwe | Mission |
B4 | Tshontanda | Railway Siding |
C4 | Tsindi | Mission |
B5 | Tsuli | Settlement |
H4 | Tsungwizi | Railway Siding |
G7 | Tswiza | Railway Siding |
E7 | Tuli | Settlement |
D6 | Tuli Makwe Dam | |
E7 | Tuli River | |
D5 | Turk Mine | Mine |
D5 | Turk Mine | Settlement |
F3 | Tynwald | Railway Siding |
D5 | Uhlawe Dam | |
G4 | Umfeseri | Railway Siding |
E3 | Umfuli River | |
D6 | Umganin | Railway Siding |
D6 | Umgululu Dam | |
C5 | Umgusa | Railway Siding |
C6 | Umhlangwa Dam | |
H6 | Umkondo Mine | Settlement |
E4 | Umniati | Village |
E3/4 | Umniati River | |
E4 | Umsweswe | Railway Siding |
H4 | Umtali | City |
F3 | Umvukwe Range | |
F3 | Umvukwes | Village |
F5 | Umvuma | Village |
H5 | Umvumvumvu River | |
C5 | Umzibani | Railway Siding |
D6 | Umzingwane Dam | |
E7/8 | Umzingwane River | |
C6 | Vakaranga | Railway Siding |
F3 | Vanad | Mine |
E6 | Vanguard Mine | Mine |
A3 | Victoria Falls | Town |
A3 | Victoria Falls National park | |
G8 | Vila Salazar | Railway Siding |
D6 | Vubachikwe | Mine |
F6 | Vugwe | Railway Siding |
H5 | Vumba Mountains | |
E2 | Vuti | Settlement |
G4 | Waddilove | Mission |
E6 | Wanezi | Mission |
B4 | Wankie | Mine |
B4 | Wankie | Town |
B/C5 | Wankie National Park | |
C7 | Warmley | Settlement |
H4 | Watsomba | Settlement |
G4 | Wedza | Village |
G4 | Wedza Mountains | |
F5 | Welcome | Mine |
F3 | Wellesley | Railway Siding |
E7 | West Nicholson | Village |
D6 | Westacre | Railway Siding |
D6 | Westgate | Railway Siding |
H4 | Weya | Mission |
E4 | What Cheer | Mine |
F3 | Whitecliffe | Railway Siding |
F5 | Whitewaters Dam | |
E5 | Wida | Railway Siding |
E5 | Willoughbys | Railway Siding |
F3 | Willowvale | Settlement |
G4 | Wilton | Settlement |
G3 | Wolf Hill | Railway Siding |
G3 | Woodbrook | Railway Siding |
D6 | Worlds View (Rhodes grave) | |
G6 | Zaka | Village |
E5 | Zaloba | Railway Siding |
G4 | Zamatobgwe | Settlement |
C3 | Zambezi | Mission |
E/F/G2 | Zambezi Escarpment | |
A3-E1 | Zambezi River | |
B4 | Zanguja | Railway Siding |
G3 | Zanyika | Settlement |
F3 | Zawi | Railway Siding |
F6 | Zeederbergs | Railway Siding |
E3 | Zemaiwa | Settlement |
C5 | Zemalapala | Settlement |
D5 | Zenka | Mission |
E7 | Zezani | Mission |
E4 | Zhombe | Mission |
F6 | Zijena | Settlement |
C4 | Zikamanus | Settlement |
F6 | Zimbabwe Ruins | |
H5 | Zimunya | Settlement |
F5 | Zimuto | Railway Siding |
D5 | ZinyanGeni | Mission |
F6 | Zurubi | Railway Siding |
D5 | Zwelabo Dam | |
F3 | Zwimba | Settlement |
G4 | Zwipadze | Railway Siding |
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Place Name Changes
Quite a number of original Rhodesian names still appear on various current maps, however, to assist future readers in locating Rhodesian towns, rivers and dams on present day online maps etc. the following is a list of some of the more important name changes which were made from 1983. They are shown sorted first by original name and then by new name. (Not all of these appear in the above gazetteer which is limited to names appearing on the 1 million scale map.)
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Sorted by original name | |
Original | New |
Balla Balla | Mbalabala |
Banket | Lower Mujeni |
Belingwe | Mberengwa |
Bembesi | Mbembesi |
Bhebe Dam | Bhebbe |
Biriwiri | Piriviri |
Bubye | Bubi |
Bulalima-Mangwe | Bulilimamangwe |
Centenary | Muzarabani |
Chakara | Chikara |
Chibi | Chivi |
Chibvi Dip | Chibvi |
Chigoma Dam | Chingoma |
Chilimanzi | Chirumanzu |
Chimandhu Dam | Chimhandu |
Chimwemwe Dam | Muneni |
Chinyauwhera | Chinyauhera |
Chipfika Dam | Chipfiko |
Chipinga | Chipinge |
Darwendale Dam | Manyame |
Dett | Dete |
Dewure PL | Devure |
Dutchman’s Dam | Lower Zivagwe |
Eben Dam | Mupfurudzi |
Enkeldoorn | Chivhu |
Esquilingwe Weir | Nyajena |
Essexvale | Esigodini |
Fort Victoria | Masvingo |
Frogmore Dam | Upper Ruya |
Gatooma | Kadoma |
Gulamalaka Dam | Chinakwa |
Gwaai | Gwai |
Gwelo | Gweru |
Hartley | Chegutu |
Henry Hallam Dam | Harava |
Hunyani Poort Dam | Chivero |
Hunyani River | Manyame |
Ingezi | Ngezi |
Ingwezi Dam | Ingwesi |
Inyanga | Nyanga |
Inyati | Inyathi |
Inyazura | Nyazura |
Kanyongore Dam | Kanyongoro |
Khami Dam | Khame |
Kyle Dam | Mutirikwi |
Lesapi Dam | Rusape Dam |
Lomagundi | Makonde |
Lower Gwelo | Manyame |
Lower Impali Dam | Shurugwi (dam) |
Lower Maynard Weir | Chirudzani |
Lower Seigneury Weir | Angler’s Rest |
Lower Umgusa Dam | Lower Mgusa |
Lundi | Runde |
Lute Dam | Luthi |
Maleme Dam | Lower Maleme |
Mamanda Dam | Mamande |
Mangula | Mhangura |
Manyeni TTL | Manyene |
Marandellas | Marondera |
Maranke TTL | Marange |
Mare Dam | Nyangwe |
Mashaba | Mashava |
Matopos | Matobo |
Mawuto | Mauto |
Mayfair Dam | Insiza |
Mazoe | Mazowe |
Melsetter | Chimanimani |
Miami | Mwami |
Mphoengs | Mphoeng |
Mrewa | Murewa |
Msengezi PL | Musengezi |
Mtali Dam | Mutora |
Mtepatepa | Mutepatepa |
Mtilikwe TTL | Mutirikwi |
Mtoko | Mutoko |
Mtorashanga | Mutorashanga |
Mtsheleli Dam | Mutsheleli |
Mufundisi Dam | Mfundisi |
Mvurwi | Suoguru |
Mzarabani TTL | Muzarabani |
Mzinyatini | Mzinyathini |
Mzolo | Mzola |
Narira | Nharira |
Ndhlumbi | Ndlumbi |
Ngungunyane | Ngungunyana |
Nkai | Nkayi |
Nuanetsi | Mwenezi |
Nyamatara | Nyamutora |
Nyamunga | Nyamhumga |
Palawan Dam | Ngezi |
Poole Dam | Dziva |
Prince Edward Dam | Seke (dam) |
Purdon Dam | Saunyami |
Que Que | Kwekwe |
Quested Dam | Bulilima |
Range Dam | Chikomba |
Rhodes Dam | Nyanga (dam) |
Rixon Dam | Upper Insiza |
Sabi | Save |
Sabi North TTL | Save |
Salisbury | Harare |
Seki (TTL) | Seke |
Selukwe | Shurugwi |
Shabani | Zvishavane |
Shabani Weir | Zvishavane Weir |
Sikiro Dam | Svikiro |
Sinoia | Chinhoyi |
Sipolilo | Guruve |
Somabula | Somabhula |
Three Sisters Dam | Upper Maleme |
Tiyabenzi Dam | Shangani |
Tjolotjo | Tsholotsho |
Tobgwe Dam | Tongwe |
Tuli | Thuli |
Udu Valley Dam | Udu |
Umfuli River | Mupfure |
Umgululu Dam | Mgululu |
Umhlanga Dam | Mhlanga |
Umniati River | Munyati / Sanyati |
Umtali | Mutare |
Umvukwes | Mvurwi |
Umvuma | Mvuma |
Umzingwane Dam | Mzingwane |
Urungwe | Hurungwe |
Victoria (district) | Masvingo |
Vila Salazar | Sango |
Wankie | Hwange |
Wozhele 1 (dam) | Hozheri 1 |
Wozhele 2 (dam) | Hozheri 2 |
Zawi | Zave |
Sorted by new name | |
New | Original |
Angler’s Rest | Lower Seigneury Weir |
Bhebbe | Bhebe Dam |
Bubi | Bubye |
Bulilima | Quested Dam |
Bulilimamangwe | Bulalima-Mangwe |
Chegutu | Hartley |
Chibvi | Chibvi Dip |
Chikara | Chakara |
Chikomba | Range Dam |
Chimanimani | Melsetter |
Chimhandu | Chimandhu Dam |
Chinakwa | Gulamalaka Dam |
Chingoma | Chigoma Dam |
Chinhoyi | Sinoia |
Chinyauhera | Chinyauwhera |
Chipfiko | Chipfika Dam |
Chipinge | Chipinga |
Chirudzani | Lower Maynard Weir |
Chirumanzu | Chilimanzi |
Chivero | Hunyani Poort Dam |
Chivhu | Enkeldoorn |
Chivi | Chibi |
Dete | Dett |
Devure | Dewure PL |
Dziva | Poole Dam |
Esigodini | Essexvale |
Guruve | Sipolilo |
Gwai | Gwaai |
Gweru | Gwelo |
Harare | Salisbury |
Harava | Henry Hallam Dam |
Hozheri 1 | Wozhele 1 (dam) |
Hozheri 2 | Wozhele 2 (dam) |
Hurungwe | Urungwe |
Hwange | Wankie |
Ingwesi | Ingwezi Dam |
Insiza | Mayfair Dam |
Inyathi | Inyati |
Kadoma | Gatooma |
Kanyongoro | Kanyongore Dam |
Khame | Khami Dam |
Kwekwe | Que Que |
Lower Maleme | Maleme Dam |
Lower Mgusa | Lower Umgusa Dam |
Lower Mujeni | Banket |
Lower Zivagwe | Dutchman’s Dam |
Luthi | Lute Dam |
Makonde | Lomagundi |
Mamande | Mamanda Dam |
Manyame | Darwendale Dam |
Manyame | Hunyani River |
Manyame | Lower Gwelo |
Manyene | Manyeni TTL |
Marange | Maranke TTL |
Marondera | Marandellas |
Mashava | Mashaba |
Masvingo | Fort Victoria |
Masvingo | Victoria (district) |
Matobo | Matopos |
Mauto | Mawuto |
Mazowe | Mazoe |
Mbalabala | Balla Balla |
Mbembesi | Bembesi |
Mberengwa | Belingwe |
Mfundisi | Mufundisi Dam |
Mgululu | Umgululu Dam |
Mhangura | Mangula |
Mhlanga | Umhlanga Dam |
Mphoeng | Mphoengs |
Muneni | Chimwemwe Dam |
Munyati / Sanyati | Umniati River |
Mupfure | Umfuli River |
Mupfurudzi | Eben Dam |
Murewa | Mrewa |
Musengezi | Msengezi PL |
Mutare | Umtali |
Mutepatepa | Mtepatepa |
Mutirikwi | Kyle Dam |
Mutirikwi | Mtilikwe TTL |
Mutoko | Mtoko |
Mutora | Mtali Dam |
Mutorashanga | Mtorashanga |
Mutsheleli | Mtsheleli Dam |
Muzarabani | Centenary |
Muzarabani | Mzarabani TTL |
Mvuma | Umvuma |
Mvurwi | Umvukwes |
Mwami | Miami |
Mwenezi | Nuanetsi |
Mzingwane | Umzingwane Dam |
Mzinyathini | Mzinyatini |
Mzola | Mzolo |
Ndlumbi | Ndhlumbi |
Ngezi | Ingezi |
Ngezi | Palawan Dam |
Ngungunyana | Ngungunyane |
Nharira | Narira |
Nkayi | Nkai |
Nyajena | Esquilingwe Weir |
Nyamhumga | Nyamunga |
Nyamutora | Nyamatara |
Nyanga | Inyanga |
Nyanga (dam) | Rhodes Dam |
Nyangwe | Mare Dam |
Nyazura | Inyazura |
Piriviri | Biriwiri |
Runde | Lundi |
Rusape Dam | Lesapi Dam |
Sango | Vila Salazar |
Saunyami | Purdon Dam |
Save | Sabi |
Save | Sabi North TTL |
Seke (dam) | Prince Edward Dam |
Seke | Seki TTL |
Shangani | Tiyabenzi Dam |
Shurugwi (dam) | Lower Impali Dam |
Shurugwi | Selukwe |
Somabhula | Somabula |
Suoguru | Mvurwi |
Svikiro | Sikiro Dam |
Thuli | Tuli |
Tongwe | Tobgwe Dam |
Tsholotsho | Tjolotjo |
Udu | Udu Valley Dam |
Upper Insiza | Rixon Dam |
Upper Maleme | Three Sisters Dam |
Upper Ruya | Frogmore Dam |
Zave | Zawi |
Zvishavane | Shabani |
Zvishavane Weir | Shabani Weir |