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''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] >  [[US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads|Trails and Roads]]''  
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|+ '''Chronological List of Major Historic Trails and Roads Used in the Settlement of the United States'''  
 
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|+ '''Chronological List of Major Historic Trails and Roads Used in the Settlement of the United States'''  
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| '''Usual Origin'''  
| '''Usual Origin'''  
| '''Usual Destination'''
| '''Usual Destination'''
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| [[Great Indian Warpath]] (Seneca Trail)
| pre-historic
| Mobile, Alabama
| Roanoke, Virginia and New York
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| [[Camino Real de Tierra Adentro]] (Chihuahua Trail)  
| [[Camino Real de Tierra Adentro]] (Chihuahua Trail)  
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| Santa Fe, New Mexico
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
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|-
| King's Highway (Boston Post Road)  
| [[King's Highway|King's Highway]] (Boston Post Road)  
| 1650/1735  
| 1650/1735  
| Boston, Massachusetts  
| Boston, Massachusetts  
| Charleston, South Carolina
| Charleston, South Carolina
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|-
| Albany Post Road  
| [[Albany Post Road]]
| 1669  
| 1669  
| New York City, New York  
| New York City, New York  
| Albany, New York
| Albany, New York
|-
|-
| Camino Real de California  
| [[Camino Real de California]]
| 1683  
| 1683  
| San Bruno, Mexico  
| San Bruno, Mexico  
| Sonoma, California
| Sonoma, California
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|-
| Camino Real de los Tejas (Old San Antonio Road)  
| [[Camino Real de los Tejas]] (Old San Antonio Road)  
| 1690s  
| 1690s  
| Guerrero, Mexico  
| Guerrero, Mexico  
| Natchitoches, Louisiana
| Natchitoches, Louisiana
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|-
| Fall Line Road  
| [[Fall Line Road|Fall Line Road]]
| 1735  
| 1735  
| Fredericksburg, Virginia  
| Fredericksburg, Virginia  
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| [[Natchez Trace|Natchez Trace]]  
| [[Natchez Trace|Natchez Trace]]  
| before 1742/ 1796/1801  
| before 1742/ 1796/1801  
| Natchez, Mississippi  
| Natchez, Mississippi  
| Nashville, Tennessee (1796 Maysville,Kentucky)
| Nashville, Tennessee (1796 Maysville,Kentucky)
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| [[Unicoi Trail]] (Unicoi Turnpike)
| pre-Colonial, setters 1795
| Charleston, South Carolina
| Knoxville, Tennessee
|-
| [[Catawba Trail]]
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| Saluda Gap, South Carolina
| Knoxville, Tennessee
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|-
| [[Great Valley Road|Great Valley Road]]  
| [[Great Valley Road|Great Valley Road]]  
| 1744  
| 1744  
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
| Augusta, Georgia
| Augusta, Georgia
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|-
| Upper Road  
| [[Upper Road|Upper Road]]
| 1750s  
| 1750s  
| Fredericksburg, Virginia  
| Fredericksburg, Virginia  
| Greenville, South Carolina
| Greenville, South Carolina
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|-
| Braddock's Road  
| [[Braddock's Road]]
| 1755  
| 1755  
| Fort Cumberland, Maryland  
| Fort Cumberland, Maryland  
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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|-
| Forbes Road  
| [[Forbes Road]]
| 1759  
| 1759  
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
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| French Lick (Nashville), Tennessee
| French Lick (Nashville), Tennessee
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|-
| Zane's Trace  
| [[Zane's Trace]]
| 1796  
| 1796  
| Wheeling, (West) Virginia  
| Wheeling, (West) Virginia  
| Maysville, Kentucky
| Maysville, Kentucky
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|-
| Federal Horse Path  
| [[Maysville Turnpike]]
| 1796
| Nashville, Tennessee
| Maysville, Kentucky
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| [[Federal Horse Path]]
| 1805  
| 1805  
| Milledgeville, Georgia  
| Milledgeville, Georgia  
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| New Orleans (Madisonville), Louisiana
| New Orleans (Madisonville), Louisiana
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| National Road (Cumberland Road)  
| [[National Road]] (Cumberland Road)  
| 1818/1839  
| 1818/1839  
| Cumberland, Maryland (later Baltimore)  
| Cumberland, Maryland (later Baltimore)  
| Vandalia, Illinois (later St. Louis, Missouri)
| Vandalia, Illinois (later Jefferson City, Missouri)
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|-
| [[Santa Fe Trail|Santa Fe Trail]]  
| [[Santa Fe Trail|Santa Fe Trail]]  
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| Los Angeles, California
| Los Angeles, California
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|-
| Oregon Trail  
| [[Oregon Trail]]
| 1841  
| 1841  
| Independence, Missouri  
| Independence, Missouri  
| Oregon City, Oregon
| Oregon City, Oregon
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|-
| California Trail  
| [[California Trail|California Trail]]
| 1841  
| 1841  
| Independence, Missouri  
| Independence, Missouri  
| Sacramento, California
| Sacramento, California
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|-
| Mormon Trail  
| [[Mormon Trail]]
| 1846/1847  
| 1846/1847  
| Nauvoo, Illinois  
| Nauvoo, Illinois  
| Salt Lake City, Utah
| Salt Lake City, Utah
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| [[Mormon Trail to Southern California|Mormon Trail to Southern California]]
| 1848
| Salt Lake City, Utah
| Los Angeles, California
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| [[Butterfield Overland Mail|Butterfield Overland Mail]]  
| [[Butterfield Overland Mail|Butterfield Overland Mail]]  
| 1857  
| 1857  
| Memphis, Tennessee, or St. Louis, Missouri  
| Memphis, Tennessee, or St. Louis, Missouri  
| San Francisco, California
| San Francisco, California
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|-
| Bozeman Trail  
| [[Central Overland Trail|Central Overland Trail]]
| 1859
| Salt Lake City, Utah
| Carson City, Nevada
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| [[Bozeman Trail]]
| 1863  
| 1863  
| Fort Laramie, Wyoming  
| Fort Laramie, Wyoming  
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There were several major migration trails across the [[Portal:United States of America|United States]], and many shorter state or regional paths of migration. Some of the better-known trails our ancestors may have followed are:  
== Other Wiki Pages  ==
 
Many other [[:Category:US Migration Trails and Roads|US Migration Trails and Roads]].
 
== Internet Sites  ==
 
*[https://piedmonttrails.com/ Piedmont Trails] Documentation including maps, land deeds, road orders, surveys, and video presentations about the colonial roads and migration routes dating from the 17th-century to the mid 19th-century.
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/migration/ Cyndi's List - Migration Routes, Roads and Trails] links to Internet genealogical resources about traces, trails, roads and related mailing lists, geography, settlers, and societies.
 
There were several major migration trails across the United States, and many shorter state or regional paths of migration. Some of the better-known trails our ancestors may have followed are:  


*[http://www.thechisholmtrail.com/index.htm Chisholm Trail]  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisholm_Trail Chisholm Trail] Texas cattle drive to Kansas railheads
*[http://mormontrails.org/ Mormon Trail]  
*[http://mormontrails.org/ Mormon Trail] Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah pioneer trail
*[http://www.oldspanishtrail.org/ Old Spanish Trail]  
*[http://www.oldspanishtrail.org/ Old Spanish Trail] Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California trade route
*[http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon/California Trail]  
*[http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon/California Trail] Missouri to Oregon or California pioneer trail
*[http://www.over-land.com/index.html Overland Trail]  
*[http://www.over-land.com/index.html Overland Trail] Atchison, Kansas stagecoach route to Salt Lake City, Utah
*[http://www.santafetrail.org/ Santa Fe Trail]
*[http://www.santafetrail.org/ Santa Fe Trail] Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico trade and pioneer route


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