United States Maps: Difference between revisions

*'''Topographic or geologic maps''' show terrain, natural resources (forests, mining resources), and features that affected travel (rivers, rapids, canals, mountains, mountain passes, canyons).

=== Atlases  ===

*[http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/voorhees/ The Alan M. Voorhees Collection] at the Library of Virginia has maps, charts and atlases. The images online are thumbnails rather than usable copies, but larger prints can be ordered for a fee.  

*[http://www.historicmapworks.com HistoricMapWorks.com] ($) offers over 800,000 online historic maps from the 18th and early 19th centuries at $0.99 per download. Searchable by place name, family name, or street address.  

*Some important atlases <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1248099227250_249" />in book form are ''Atlas of American History''<ref>''Atlas of American History'', Second Edition, revised. New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1984. (FHL Ref 973 E7at; 1943 edition on film 1415259 item 9.), </ref>, ''The American Heritage Pictorial Atlas of United States History''<ref>''The American Heritage Pictorial Atlas of United States History''. New York, New York: American Heritage Publishing, 1966. (FHL book 973 E7ah.) </ref>, and ''The Shaping of America''<ref>Meinig, D. W. ''The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History''. Two Volumes. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1986. (FHL book 973 E3me; fiche 6125626-27.)</ref>  

*Brick-and-mortar sources for atlases include&nbsp;historical and genealogical societies, public libraries,&nbsp;and university libraries.

=== City Maps  ===

The Library of Congress has detailed ward maps of major cities. These show the census districts and political divisions of large cities. Valuable finding aids for City Ward maps is on microfilm found at the Family History Library.  

*To access thousands of cadastral maps online, see the Websites listed in the Atlases section on this page.  

*An inventory of many of the land ownership maps can be found at the ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress''. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. (FHL book 973 A3Loc; fiche 6048262.) </ref>and in ''Land Ownership Maps''<ref>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.)</ref>  

*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Federal Land Patent Records and Associated Survey Plat Maps] gives&nbsp;access to federal land conveyance records.

*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ The US GenWeb] is a great resource for maps, including [http://usgwarchives.org/maps/table2.html State and County Maps],&nbsp;the [http://usgwarchives.org/maps/usa/ United States Digital Map Library] and 67 maps from [http://usgwarchives.org/maps/cessions/ Indian Land Cessions in the United States].  

*[http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/unitedstates.html United States Maps] has maps for each of the individual states, territories and outlying areas.  

=== Topography  ===

[http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/usgsmaps/usgsmaps.html Topographical maps] show physical and man-made features, such as creeks, hills, roads, cemeteries, and churches.  

*[http://www.mass.gov/mgis/im_quad.htm Topographic Quadrangles] of the United States maps were originally published from 1884 to 1983. The maps are arranged by the name of the quadrangle within each state. States are not in alphabetical order. <ref>Moffat, Riley Moore. ''Map Index to Topographic Quadrangles of the United States, 1882-1940''. Occasional paper: Western Association of Map Libraries, number 10. Santa Cruz, California: Western Association of Map Libraries, 1986. (FHL Ref book 973 E72m.)</ref> Use a state map to find the quadrangle number. Then find the number in the state's map list to learn the name of the quadrangle.  

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