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== Genealogical information shown on various types of maps == | == Genealogical information shown on various types of maps == | ||
To select the right kind of map to solve a genealogical problem, it is helpful to know what kinds of information each type of map displays.<ref>Most of the information from this section is taken from ''More than One Kind of Map'', by George G Morgan,&amp;amp;nbsp;Orem,&amp;amp;nbsp;Utah: Ancestry.com,&amp;amp;nbsp;08 September 2000&amp;amp;nbsp;[http://learn.ancestry.com/LearnMore/Article.aspx?id=2299 http://learn.ancestry.com/LearnMore/Article.aspx?id=2299]</ref> | To select the right kind of map to solve a genealogical problem, it is helpful to know what kinds of information each type of map displays.<ref>Most of the information from this section is taken from ''More than One Kind of Map'', by George G Morgan,&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Orem,&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Utah: Ancestry.com,&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;08 September 2000&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;[http://learn.ancestry.com/LearnMore/Article.aspx?id=2299 http://learn.ancestry.com/LearnMore/Article.aspx?id=2299]</ref> | ||
*'''Atlases''' are bound collections of maps. '''Historical atlases '''are especially useful because they tend to plot historic towns and landmarks more accurately than old maps do in relation to jurisdictional boundaries and geographic features. | *'''Atlases''' are bound collections of maps. '''Historical atlases '''are especially useful because they tend to plot historic towns and landmarks more accurately than old maps do in relation to jurisdictional boundaries and geographic features. | ||
*'''Boundary change maps '''show shifts in borders of townships, counties, states and territories over time. | |||
*'''Chamber of commerce maps''', which can usually be obtained for free from city and town chambers of commerce, show streets, government offices, courthouses, libraries, businesses, museum archives, and important landmarks. | *'''Chamber of commerce maps''', which can usually be obtained for free from city and town chambers of commerce, show streets, government offices, courthouses, libraries, businesses, museum archives, and important landmarks. | ||
*'''City and town maps''' show detailed street information, addresses, rail and mass transit routes, and landmarks. | *'''City and town maps''' show detailed street information, addresses, rail and mass transit routes, and landmarks. | ||