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=== Online | == Online resources == | ||
*See [[United States Maps]] for more resources. | |||
*[https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names Geographical Names Information System] | |||
*[http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ Tennessee County Formation Maps] | |||
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Tennessee.html Newberry ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''] | |||
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3960.tr000180 1832 Map of the State of Tennessee taken from survey by Matthew Rhea] | |||
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html The American Memory section of the Library of Congress] | |||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey] | |||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~135~10022:A-Map-of-The-Tennassee--sic--Govern?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:Tennessee;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=208&trs=397 1795 map of Tennessee] | |||
*[http://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmaps Tennessee Virtual Archives (TEVA)] at Tennessee State Department of Archives and Libraries | |||
*[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/index.php?pg=xgalleries/gallmap.htm%7CTennessee Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture] | |||
*[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map] | |||
*''Easton Morris’ Tennessee Gazetteer 1834 and Matthew Rhea’s Map of the State of Tennessee 1832.'' 1834. Reprint, Nashville, Tennessee: Gazetteer Press, 1971. {{FSC|270150|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 E5m}} '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/342780-eastin-morris-tennessee-gazetteer-1834-and-matthew-rhea-s-map-of-the-state-of-tennessee-1832?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library] | |||
*Garrett, William Robertson and Albert Virgil Goodpasture. ''History of Tennessee;'' its people and its institutions from the earliest times to the year 1903. {{FSC|1854501|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 H2gw}}; '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/440278-history-of-tennessee-its-people-and-its-institutions-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-year-1903?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library] | |||
*Garrett, William Robertson. '' History of the South Carolina Cession, and the Northern Boundary of Tennessee. ''Nashville, Tennessee: Southern Methodist Publishing Co., 1884. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.archive.org/details/historyofsouthca00garr FamilySearch Digital Library] | |||
*Mead, H.D. ''Kentucky and Tennessee. A Complete Guide to Their Railroads, Stations and Distances, Connections North and South; Their Rivers, Landings'']. Louisville, H.E. 1867. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.archive.org/details/kentuckytennesse00mead Internet Archive] | |||
*[http://reevesmaps.com/maps_main.html ReevesMaps.com] | |||
*[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives] | |||
*[https://www.tn.gov/tdot.html Tennessee Department of Transportation] | |||
*[http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/about/maps.html Maps, Tennessee.gov] | |||
*[http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps] - boundary changes for counties | |||
*[http://www.lib.utk.edu/map/ University of Tennessee Libraries' Map Services] - digital maps, topographic maps, and a list of Sanborn Fire Insurance maps | |||
*[http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/tennessee-maps/tennessee-county-maps.asp My Genealogy Hound] | |||
*[http://www.hearthstonelegacy.com/tennessee-county-map.htm State map of Tennessee] | |||
==Printed Publications== | |||
*''A New Map of Tennessee: With its Roads and Distances from Place to Place along the Stage & Steamboat Routes''. N.p., 1900's. Photocopy of original published by Thomas, Cowperthwait and Company {{FSC|32004|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 E7n}} land distances, steamboat routes, and railroads that were in progress or proposed | |||
*Puetz, C. J. ''Tennessee County Maps''. Lyndon Station, Wisconsin: County Maps, 1980?. {{FSC|414831|item|disp=FS Catalog book Q 976.8 E7p}} *''Rand, McNally & Company’s Indexed Atlas of the World.'' 1885. Reprint, Searcy, Arkansas: Presley Research, 1978. {{FSC|639141|item|disp=976.8 E7rm}} 1885. | |||
*''Tennessee Atlas and Gazetteer''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Co., 1989. {{FSC|1355126|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 E7t 2004}} | |||
==Background== | |||
*See [[Maps | Maps]] for more information. | |||
Maps and atlases are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes. Historical maps often show communities that no longer exist. | Maps and atlases are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes. Historical maps often show communities that no longer exist. | ||
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*[http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ Tennessee County Formation Maps] | *[http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ Tennessee County Formation Maps] | ||
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Tennessee.html Newberry ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''] for Tennessee. Type year of interest. Click '''County Index''' for history of boundary changes. | *[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Tennessee.html Newberry ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''] for Tennessee. Type year of interest. Click '''County Index''' for history of boundary changes. | ||
[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html The American Memory section of the Library of Congress] has many maps online for free, including the much heralded [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3960.tr000180 1832 Map of the State of Tennessee taken from survey by Matthew Rhea]. This map included a high level of detail on the county level and also Range markings for the western portion of the state. | [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html The American Memory section of the Library of Congress] has many maps online for free, including the much heralded [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3960.tr000180 1832 Map of the State of Tennessee taken from survey by Matthew Rhea]. This map included a high level of detail on the county level and also Range markings for the western portion of the state. | ||
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*''Tennessee Atlas and Gazetteer''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Co., 1989. {{FSC|1355126|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 E7t 2004}} Provides topographical maps.<br> | *''Tennessee Atlas and Gazetteer''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Co., 1989. {{FSC|1355126|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 E7t 2004}} Provides topographical maps.<br> | ||
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*Printable maps are also available online from the [https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/printable.html National Atlas of the United States]. | |||
Charles A. Reeves Jr. has collected many old maps of the state of Tennessee and has also used his cartography skills to create detailed maps of great genealogical value. They may be purchased for small fees through his website, where visitors may view scaled-down versions [http://reevesmaps.com/maps_main.html ReevesMaps.com]. Some of these maps include: | Charles A. Reeves Jr. has collected many old maps of the state of Tennessee and has also used his cartography skills to create detailed maps of great genealogical value. They may be purchased for small fees through his website, where visitors may view scaled-down versions [http://reevesmaps.com/maps_main.html ReevesMaps.com]. Some of these maps include: | ||
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TENNESSEE - NAMES, GEOGRAPHICAL | TENNESSEE - NAMES, GEOGRAPHICAL | ||
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