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*Dollarhide, William. ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735–1815''. Bountiful, Utah: AGLL Genealogical Services, 1977. {{FHL|973 E3d}} This includes a place-name index and shows migration trails through Kentucky. | *Dollarhide, William. ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735–1815''. Bountiful, Utah: AGLL Genealogical Services, 1977. {{FHL|973 E3d}} This includes a place-name index and shows migration trails through Kentucky. | ||
The [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] Wiki article lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to the United States. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Kentucky. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | |||
There are maps of several migration trails into Kentucky and other states in ''The Handy Book for Genealogists'', 8th ed. Revised. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishing, 1991. {{FHL|973 D27e 1991}}; 6th ed. This is a popular source for its capsule summaries of state and county histories and some of the records available in each county.<br> | |||
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company operated in Kentucky. Many people travelled by train through the area. To learn more, see: | |||
*Hines, Edward Warren. ''Corporate History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company: And Roads in Its System''. Louisville, Ky.: J.P. Morton, 1905. Digital version at [http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;view=toc;idno=B92-34-26573558 Kentuckiana Digital Library]. | |||
The [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] Wiki article lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to the United States. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Kentucky. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | |||
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