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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Maps|Maps]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Maps|Maps]]'' | ||
[[Image:{{TNMapJackson1870}}]] | [[Image:{{TNMapJackson1870}}]] Maps and atlases are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes.Historical maps often show communities that no longer exist. | ||
Maps and atlases are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes.Historical maps often show communities that no longer exist. | |||
For maps illustrating how Tennessee county boundaries have changed over time, visit the free online [http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/tn_cf.html Tennessee County Formation Maps], courtesy: [http://www.familyhistory101.com/ FamilyHistory101.com] and [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0]. | For maps illustrating how Tennessee county boundaries have changed over time, visit the free online [http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/tn_cf.html Tennessee County Formation Maps], courtesy: [http://www.familyhistory101.com/ FamilyHistory101.com] and [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0]. | ||
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[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties. | [http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties. | ||
Maps and atlases for Tennessee available at the Family History Library or online include the following: | |||
*Garrett, William Robertson. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofsouthca00garr History of the South Carolina Cession, and the Northern Boundary of Tennessee]. ''Nashville, Tennessee: Southern Methodist Publishing Co., 1884. Free ditigal copy. Map and explanation concerning the formation of Tennessee state boundaries. | *Garrett, William Robertson. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofsouthca00garr History of the South Carolina Cession, and the Northern Boundary of Tennessee]. ''Nashville, Tennessee: Southern Methodist Publishing Co., 1884. Free ditigal copy. Map and explanation concerning the formation of Tennessee state boundaries. | ||
*Puetz, C. J. ''Tennessee County Maps''. Lyndon Station, Wisconsin: County Maps, 1980?. (Family History Library book Q [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=414831&disp=Tennessee+County+Maps%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 E7p].) Contains detailed maps of each county with towns, roads, points of interest, and major rivers and creeks. | *Puetz, C. J. ''Tennessee County Maps''. Lyndon Station, Wisconsin: County Maps, 1980?. (Family History Library book Q [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=414831&disp=Tennessee+County+Maps%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 E7p].) Contains detailed maps of each county with towns, roads, points of interest, and major rivers and creeks. | ||
*''A New Map of Tennessee: With its Roads and Distances from Place to Place along the Stage & Steamboat Routes''. N.p., 1900's. Photocopy of original published by Thomas, Cowperthwait and Company (Family History Library map [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=32004&disp=A+New+map+of+Tennessee%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 E7n]). This map shows land distances, steamboat routes, and railroads that were in progress or proposed. There are inserts for the areas of Nashville and Knoxville. | *''A New Map of Tennessee: With its Roads and Distances from Place to Place along the Stage & Steamboat Routes''. N.p., 1900's. Photocopy of original published by Thomas, Cowperthwait and Company (Family History Library map [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=32004&disp=A+New+map+of+Tennessee%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 E7n]). This map shows land distances, steamboat routes, and railroads that were in progress or proposed. There are inserts for the areas of Nashville and Knoxville. | ||