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For some southern Ontario counties, illustrated historical atlases show farm lots and concession numbers with the names of landowners in the late 1860s and 1870s. The atlases are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog] '''Places Search''' under the name of the Ontario '''county''' with the topic '''Maps'''. Most of these oversize folios are in the [[Family History Library]]'s high density storage. For the location of copies of these atlases available at other repositories, view the [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]. Many are also available on microfilm. Most of Ontario's illustrated historical atlases are '''''indexed in:''''' | For some southern Ontario counties, illustrated historical atlases show farm lots and concession numbers with the names of landowners in the late 1860s and 1870s. | ||
*The atlases are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog] '''Places Search''' under the name of the Ontario '''county''' with the topic '''Maps'''. Most of these oversize folios are in the [[Family History Library]]'s high density storage. | |||
*'''Atlas Collection at the Archives of Ontario''': There is a comprehensive collection of atlases at the Archives of Ontario. | |||
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/atlas.aspx '''Historical County Atlases''']<br> | |||
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*For the location of copies of these atlases available at other repositories, view the [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]. Many are also available on microfilm. Most of Ontario's illustrated historical atlases are '''''indexed in:''''' | |||
:*'''''The Central Canadians, 1600-1900''''', 3 vols. (Toronto: Genealogical Research Library, 1994). {{WorldCat|31055720|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|701096|item|disp=FHL book 971.3 D22cc}}. This index is in the FHL Canada reference area. Look in the back of each volume for the keys to localities and sources. | :*'''''The Central Canadians, 1600-1900''''', 3 vols. (Toronto: Genealogical Research Library, 1994). {{WorldCat|31055720|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|701096|item|disp=FHL book 971.3 D22cc}}. This index is in the FHL Canada reference area. Look in the back of each volume for the keys to localities and sources. | ||
:*'''''Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s.''''' Family Tree Maker's Family Archives; 118. ([Novato, Calif.]: Brøderbund, 1996). {{WorldCat|36308360|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat).}} {{FHL|782798|item|disp=FHL Compact Disc no. 9, part 118}}. Contains over 2 million entries, this CD shows name, event, date, location, province, county, source (sometimes an illustrated historical atlas), and page. | :*'''''Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s.''''' Family Tree Maker's Family Archives; 118. ([Novato, Calif.]: Brøderbund, 1996). {{WorldCat|36308360|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat).}} {{FHL|782798|item|disp=FHL Compact Disc no. 9, part 118}}. Contains over 2 million entries, this CD shows name, event, date, location, province, county, source (sometimes an illustrated historical atlas), and page. | ||
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'''If you find an ancestor in one of these atlases, write down the name of the ancestor's county, township, concession number, and lot number. | '''If you find an ancestor in one of these atlases, write down the name of the ancestor's county, township, concession number, and lot number. | ||
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====Use the land description (township name, concession number, and lot number) to find the abstracted hostory descriptions of the land's .==== | ====Use the land description (township name, concession number, and lot number) to find the abstracted hostory descriptions of the land's .==== | ||