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[[United States Maps]] gives descriptions for the following types of maps and suggests records to search:  
[[United States Maps]] gives descriptions for the following types of maps and suggests records to search:  


*Plat Maps. One possible site [http://platmaps.com/ Plat Maps US Maps]
*Topographic Maps: One of many online [http://www.mytopo.com/maps/ MyTopo Maps]  
*Ward Maps of Major Cities. One of many sites: [http://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?_adv_prop=image&fr=yhs-btbar-002&va=Ward+Maps+of+Major+Cities&hspart=btbar&hsimp=yhs-002 Yahoo Major City Maps]  
*Atlases: <br>
*Topographic Maps. One Site of many [http://www.mytopo.com/maps/ MyTopo Maps]  
**[https://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm World Atlas]
*Atlases. One of many online [http://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?_adv_prop=image&fr=yhs-btbar-002&va=atlases+of+the+world&hspart=btbar&hsimp=yhs-002 Yahoo Atlases of the World]  
**[https://gisgeography.com/world-atlas/ World Atlas - GIS Geography]
*Historical Atlases. One of many [http://www.mapofus.org/ Historical Atlases and Maps of U.S. and States]  
**[http://www.mapofus.org/ Historical Atlases and Maps of U.S. and States]  
*Locating Township and County Boundaries.  
*Locating Township and County Boundaries.  
*Land Ownership Maps.
*Land Ownership Maps  
**Examples of possible sites to search:  
**Examples of possible sites to search:  
***[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1127 U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918] $  
***[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1127 U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918] $  
***[http://www.sco.wisc.edu/find-maps/platbooks-and-land-ownership.html Platbooks and Land Ownership Maps of Wisconsin]
***[https://www.sco.wisc.edu/maps/platbooks-land-ownership-maps/ Platbooks and Land Ownership Maps of Wisconsin]


<br> A guide is available with more Tips on finding county boundaries.  
<br> A guide is available with more Tips on finding county boundaries.  
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You may find maps in the following places:  
You may find maps in the following places:  


==== Internet sites ====
==== Websites ====


<br> '''Historical Maps ''' <br>  
'''Historical Maps ''' <br>


*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic map Works] almost 2 Million some cost.<br>  
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic map Works] almost 2 Million some cost.<br>  
*[https://mapgeeks.org/ Map Geeks] - free Maps of all countries, cities and regions of The World
*[https://mapofus.org/ MapOfUs]. Maps of all countries, cities and regions of The World
*[http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html University of Texas Maps] all free and from all around the world.
*[http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html University of Texas Maps] all free and from all around the world.
*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/collections/ Library of Congress]  
*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/collections/ Library of Congress]  
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