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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.


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 [[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 &amp; 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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