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Maps are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes. Historical maps are especially useful for finding communities that no longer exist. <br> | Maps are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes. Historical maps are especially useful for finding communities that no longer exist. <br> | ||
Maps are available from the National Archives, the Library of Congress, county agencies, and other libraries and historical societies. | Maps are available from the National Archives, the Library of Congress, county agencies, and other libraries and historical societies. | ||
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*Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. ''Land Ownership Maps.'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1983. (On 2,010 FHL fiche starting with 6079238.) | *Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. ''Land Ownership Maps.'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1983. (On 2,010 FHL fiche starting with 6079238.) | ||
== Plat Maps <br> == | == Plat Maps <br> == | ||
The county or town offices that maintain land and property records often have plat books containing maps of property boundaries and land ownership within the county. <br>• [http://www.arphax.com Arphax Publishing Co]., Norman, Oklahoma offers patent maps.<br> | The county or town offices that maintain land and property records often have plat books containing maps of property boundaries and land ownership within the county. <br>• [http://www.arphax.com Arphax Publishing Co]., Norman, Oklahoma offers patent maps.<br> | ||
Also see [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Obtaining_a_Legal_Description_of_the_Land|Federal Plats]] section under “Obtaining a Legal Description of the Land” for information about the federal township plats. | Also see [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Obtaining_a_Legal_Description_of_the_Land|Federal Plats]] section under “Obtaining a Legal Description of the Land” for information about the federal township plats. | ||
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A surveyor’s drawing of the legal description of the land is called a “survey” or “plat.” Some of these were recorded and some were kept as loose papers. No land could be owned by an individual until it was surveyed. <br> | A surveyor’s drawing of the legal description of the land is called a “survey” or “plat.” Some of these were recorded and some were kept as loose papers. No land could be owned by an individual until it was surveyed. <br> | ||
[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Homestead surveys] for several states are available online. | |||
[http://www.geocommunicator.gov/blmMap/MapLSIS.jsp Land Survey Information System] helps plot rectangular survey land (township, range, secton). <br> | |||
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== Locating Township and County Boundaries <br> == | == Locating Township and County Boundaries <br> == | ||
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*iTouchMap.com at http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html can enter latitude and longitude coordinates in the search box in decimal format, as well as find the latitude and longitude for an address.<br> | *iTouchMap.com at http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html can enter latitude and longitude coordinates in the search box in decimal format, as well as find the latitude and longitude for an address.<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
*Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States.'' McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. | *Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States.'' McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. | ||
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*Wilford, John Noble. ''The Mapmakers.'' Rev. ed. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. | *Wilford, John Noble. ''The Mapmakers.'' Rev. ed. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. | ||
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