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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. | 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. | *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. | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-R32S-H7V1?mode=g&cat=527407The new topographical atlas of the province of Ontario, Canada : ... comprising ... a correct and complete series of separate county maps on a large scale, showing lots and concessions, railways, post offices, opened and closed roads, churches, school-houses ... together with maps of the chief cities and county towns ..(1879)] | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/atlas.aspx '''Historical County Atlases'''] | *[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/atlas.aspx '''Historical County Atlases'''] This is a comprehensive collection of atlases at the Archives of Ontario. | ||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5788/ Ontario, Canada Land Gazetteer, 1875-81] lists the name, and sometimes the birth year, of more than 17,000 individuals extracted from Atlases of Ontario Canada, from 1875 to 1881. The entries in this database are not complete transcriptions of the original records. For those of you who would like to purchase a more detailed electronic transcript for a particular entry, highlight the information you found for the record you want, then copy and paste it into an e-mail to '''transcripts@ingeneas.com.''', along with your name and address. You will be contacted with additional information. | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5788/ Ontario, Canada Land Gazetteer, 1875-81] lists the name, and sometimes the birth year, of more than 17,000 individuals extracted from Atlases of Ontario Canada, from 1875 to 1881. The entries in this database are not complete transcriptions of the original records. For those of you who would like to purchase a more detailed electronic transcript for a particular entry, highlight the information you found for the record you want, then copy and paste it into an e-mail to '''transcripts@ingeneas.com.''', along with your name and address. You will be contacted with additional information. | ||
*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 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:''''' | ||