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*Landowner maps are especially valuable. These maps show the lands of a county, with the names of the owners written on them. Most of these maps date between 1860 to 1900. There is a checklist of 19th-century United States county maps in the Library of Congress.<ref>Stephenson, Richard W., comp. ''Land Ownership Maps''. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. (Family History Library book 973 A3Loc; fiche 6048262.)</ref> This checklist records 1,449 United States county land ownership maps, 69 of which are Ohio counties. | *Landowner maps are especially valuable. These maps show the lands of a county, with the names of the owners written on them. Most of these maps date between 1860 to 1900. There is a checklist of 19th-century United States county maps in the Library of Congress.<ref>Stephenson, Richard W., comp. ''Land Ownership Maps''. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. (Family History Library book 973 A3Loc; fiche 6048262.)</ref> This checklist records 1,449 United States county land ownership maps, 69 of which are Ohio counties. | ||
=== Ohio River Maps=== | === Ohio River Maps=== | ||
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~moyer/Ohio-River-Maps/index.htm Ohio River Maps] Land grants were given to those that served in the Revolutionary War for their service pension. The Ohio River Valley became the new frontier for these settlers. Many choose to build their new homestead along the sides of the Ohio River. The river maps include insets of many small town maps - larger towns have their own maps. These maps maps identify wards, districts and townships and also include landowner and street names for the year 1877. The counties included in this website are: Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto, Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs, Athens, Washington, Monroe, Belmont, Jefferson, and Columbiana. | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~moyer/Ohio-River-Maps/index.htm Ohio River Maps] <br>[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1312 Land grants] were given to those that served in the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=464&nm=American-Revolution Revolutionary War] for their service pension. The Ohio River Valley became the new frontier for these settlers. Many choose to build their new homestead along the sides of the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=784 Ohio River]. The river maps include insets of many small town maps - larger towns have their own maps. These maps maps identify wards, districts and townships and also include landowner and street names for the year 1877. The counties included in this [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~moyer/Ohio-River-Maps/index.htm Ohio River Maps] website are: Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto, Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs, Athens, Washington, Monroe, Belmont, Jefferson, and Columbiana. | ||
=== Plat Maps === | === Plat Maps === | ||