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The Pennsylvania State Library has an excellent collection of maps and county atlases for almost all counties. Most of these atlases were published from 1850 to 1880. You can write to the library to order a map for a particular town or county. | The Pennsylvania State Library has an excellent collection of maps and county atlases for almost all counties. Most of these atlases were published from 1850 to 1880. You can write to the library to order a map for a particular town or county. | ||
A helpful guide to the holdings at the State Archives is Martha L. Simonetti, comp., Donald H. Kent and Harry E. Whipkey, eds., ''Descriptive List of the Map Collection in the Pennsylvania State Archives'' (Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1976; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.8+E73p 974.8 E73p]; film 1321380 item 2). The university libraries in Pennsylvania also have map collections. | A helpful guide to the holdings at the State Archives is Martha L. Simonetti, comp., Donald H. Kent and Harry E. Whipkey, eds., ''Descriptive List of the Map Collection in the Pennsylvania State Archives'' (Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1976; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.8+E73p 974.8 E73p]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1321380 1321380] item 2). The university libraries in Pennsylvania also have map collections. | ||
For a listing of topographical maps see United States, Geological Survey, ''Pennsylvania: Index to Topographic and Other Map Coverage'' (Reston, Virginia: The Survey, [1983?]; Family History Library book 974.8 A1 no. 665). | For a listing of topographical maps see United States, Geological Survey, ''Pennsylvania: Index to Topographic and Other Map Coverage'' (Reston, Virginia: The Survey, [1983?]; Family History Library book 974.8 A1 no. 665). | ||