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*[http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap and SiteFinder] are two mapping products integrated on CD-ROM which allow users to plot a town and draw county borders around it for any year. However, AniMap's historical county border maps are also available online at [http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html FamilyHistory101.com]. [http://www.goldbug.com/map/sitefinder.html Sitefinder Online] allows users to plot a town (even an extinct town) and show it on Google Maps. | *[http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap and SiteFinder] are two mapping products integrated on CD-ROM which allow users to plot a town and draw county borders around it for any year. However, AniMap's historical county border maps are also available online at [http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html FamilyHistory101.com]. [http://www.goldbug.com/map/sitefinder.html Sitefinder Online] allows users to plot a town (even an extinct town) and show it on Google Maps. | ||
*An [http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html animated map] of the boundaries of the United States and the Several States, shows the states and territories as they formed. A [http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.gif settlement map] is also available. | *An [http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html animated map] of the boundaries of the United States and the Several States, shows the states and territories as they formed. A [http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.gif settlement map] is also available. | ||
*To see how the United States frontiers grew into formal territory, go to a printable map of [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/territorialacquisition.html United States territorial acquisitions]. | *To see how the United States frontiers grew into formal territory, go to a printable map of [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/territorialacquisition.html United States territorial acquisitions]. | ||
*Maps of county boundaries as they exist today and as they existed in each census year through 1920 are shown in ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 ''by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. <ref>Thorndale, William, and William Dollarhide. ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. (FHL book 973 X2th.)</ref> This source also includes helpful information about the availability of census records. | *Maps of county boundaries as they exist today and as they existed in each census year through 1920 are shown in ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 ''by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. <ref>Thorndale, William, and William Dollarhide. ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. (FHL book 973 X2th.)</ref> This source also includes helpful information about the availability of census records. | ||
*Maps of modern county boundaries are also in both ''The Handy Book for Genealogists and Ancestry's Red Book''. These are available at most libraries and Family History Centers. | *Maps of modern county boundaries are also in both ''The Handy Book for Genealogists and Ancestry's Red Book''. These are available at most libraries and Family History Centers. | ||
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*The [http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf US Census Bureau 2003 US State and County Boundaries Map]. This is a map that shows the entire United States broken down into counties. You can zoom in and read the county names, even counties in neighboring states. | *The [http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf US Census Bureau 2003 US State and County Boundaries Map]. This is a map that shows the entire United States broken down into counties. You can zoom in and read the county names, even counties in neighboring states. | ||
See also the [[United States Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] page for further help on tracing the histories of counties and their boundaries. | |||
=== City Ward Maps === | === City Ward Maps === | ||