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*Some Sanborn maps are also available in the Websites listed in the Atlases section in this page, as well as on some sites listed at [http://www.maphistory.info/imageus.html Images of Early Maps on the Web] (free) by Maphistory.info.
*Some Sanborn maps are also available in the Websites listed in the Atlases section in this page, as well as on some sites listed at [http://www.maphistory.info/imageus.html Images of Early Maps on the Web] (free) by Maphistory.info.


==== City/Town Locator Maps (GPS Coordinates)  ====
==== City/Town Locators (GPS Coordinates)  ====


*[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)] yields latitude and longitude, current county, and elevation for towns and many geographic features. 
*While the [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)] is not a map, it yields latitude and longitude, current county, and elevation for towns and many geographic features. These coordinates can be used to plot towns on a historic map. 


=== Land Ownership (Plat) Maps   ===
=== Land Ownership (Plat) Maps   ===
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