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=== Railroad maps === | === Railroad maps === | ||
=== Topographic or geologic maps === | === Topographic or geologic maps === | ||
*'''County, Parish, or Province maps ''' show roads, cemeteries, landmarks, local boundaries, and physical features. | *'''County, Parish, or Province maps ''' show roads, cemeteries, landmarks, local boundaries, and physical features. | ||
*'''Fire insurance maps (Sanborn maps)''' of 12,000 cities and towns yield street names and specific properties and addresses starting in 1867. Using these with city directories can help locate urban ancestors in a given year. | *'''Fire insurance maps (Sanborn maps)''' of 12,000 cities and towns yield street names and specific properties and addresses starting in 1867. Using these with city directories can help locate urban ancestors in a given year. | ||