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Excellent reproductions of Virginia maps are found in: | Excellent reproductions of Virginia maps are found in: | ||
*Stephenson, Richard W. ''The Cartography of Northern Virginia: Facsimile Reproductions of Maps Dating From 1608 to 1915''. Fairfax, Virginia: Fairfax County, Virginia, 1981. (FamilySearch Library | *Stephenson, Richard W. ''The Cartography of Northern Virginia: Facsimile Reproductions of Maps Dating From 1608 to 1915''. Fairfax, Virginia: Fairfax County, Virginia, 1981. (FamilySearch Library book {{FSC|359686|title-id|disp=Q 975.5 E7s}}.) | ||
Atlases and land ownership maps are available for many counties and larger cities at the [[Library of Congress]] (see [[United States Maps]]) and at other large libraries. | Atlases and land ownership maps are available for many counties and larger cities at the [[Library of Congress]] (see [[United States Maps]]) and at other large libraries. | ||
[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. | [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. | ||
The FamilySearch Library has some individual maps and the following atlases: | The FamilySearch Library has some individual maps and the following atlases: | ||
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*The [http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/Virginia/ David Rumsey Map Collection] contains an extensive collection of historical atlases, maps, and other antique cartographic treasures. | *The [http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/Virginia/ David Rumsey Map Collection] contains an extensive collection of historical atlases, maps, and other antique cartographic treasures. | ||
*[http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ Virginia State and County Maps] - Animated County Boundary Maps, D.O.T Highway Maps and Old Atlases Maps.<br> | *[http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ Virginia State and County Maps] - Animated County Boundary Maps, D.O.T Highway Maps and Old Atlases Maps.<br> | ||
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~varussel/map1.htm Virginia Maps] | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~varussel/map1.htm Virginia Maps] (beginning with 1634) | ||
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~gose/vacounty.htm The Evolution Of Virginia County Boundaries]<br> | *[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~gose/vacounty.htm The Evolution Of Virginia County Boundaries]<br> | ||
*[http://guides.lib.virginia.edu/maps Fisher Library maps] | *[http://guides.lib.virginia.edu/maps Fisher Library maps] | ||
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