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| Roanoke, Virginia and New York
| Roanoke, Virginia and New York
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| [[Camino Real de Tierra Adentro]] (Chihuahua Trail)  
| [[Camino Real de Tierra Adentr[[Category:Migration routes]]] (Chihuahua Trail)  
| 1598  
| 1598  
| Mexico City, Mexico  
| Mexico City, Mexico  
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
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| [[King's Highway|King's Highway]] (Boston Post Road)  
| [[King's Highway|King's Highwa[[Category:Migration routes]]] (Boston Post Road)  
| 1650/1735  
| 1650/1735  
| Boston, Massachusetts  
| Boston, Massachusetts  
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| Albany, New York
| Albany, New York
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| [[Camino Real de California]]  
| [[Camino Real de Californi[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
| 1683  
| 1683  
| San Bruno, Mexico  
| San Bruno, Mexico  
| Sonoma, California
| Sonoma, California
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| [[Camino Real de los Tejas]] (Old San Antonio Road)  
| [[Camino Real de los Teja[[Category:Migration routes]]] (Old San Antonio Road)  
| 1690s  
| 1690s  
| Guerrero, Mexico  
| Guerrero, Mexico  
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| Augusta, Georgia
| Augusta, Georgia
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| [[Natchez Trace|Natchez Trace]]  
| [[Natchez Trace|Natchez Trac[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
| before 1742/ 1796/1801  
| before 1742/ 1796/1801  
| Natchez, Mississippi  
| Natchez, Mississippi  
| Nashville, Tennessee (1796 Maysville,Kentucky)
| Nashville, Tennessee (1796 Maysville,Kentucky)
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| [[Unicoi Trail]] (Unicoi Turnpike)  
| [[Unicoi Trail]] (Unicoi Turnpike)  
| pre-Colonial, setters 1795  
| pre-Colonial, setters 1795  
| Charleston, South Carolina  
| Charleston, South Carolina  
| Knoxville, Tennessee
| Knoxville, Tennessee
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| Boonesborough/Louisville, Kentucky
| Boonesborough/Louisville, Kentucky
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| [[Avery's Trace|Avery's Trace]] (Nashville Road)  
| [[Avery's Trace|Avery's Trac[[Category:Migration routes]]] (Nashville Road)  
| 1787  
| 1787  
| Knoxville, Tennessee  
| Knoxville, Tennessee  
| French Lick (Nashville), Tennessee
| French Lick (Nashville), Tennessee
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| [[Zane's Trace]]  
| [[Zane's Trac[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
| 1796  
| 1796  
| Wheeling, (West) Virginia  
| Wheeling, (West) Virginia  
| Maysville, Kentucky
| Maysville, Kentucky
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| [[Maysville Turnpike]]  
| [[Maysville Turnpik[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
| 1796  
| 1796  
| Nashville, Tennessee  
| Nashville, Tennessee  
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| Salt Lake City, Utah
| Salt Lake City, Utah
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| [[Mormon Trail to Southern California|Mormon Trail to Southern California]]  
| [[Mormon Trail to Southern California|Mormon Trail to Southern Californi[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
| 1848  
| 1848  
| Salt Lake City, Utah  
| Salt Lake City, Utah  
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| [[Butterfield Overland Mail|Butterfield Overland Mail]]  
| [[Butterfield Overland Mail|Butterfield Overland Mail]]  
| 1857  
| 1857  
| Memphis, Tennessee, or St. Louis, Missouri  
| Memphis, Tennessee, or St. Louis, Missouri  
| San Francisco, California
| San Francisco, California
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== Other Wiki Pages  ==
=== Other Wiki Pages  ===


Many other [[:Category:US Migration Trails and Roads|US Migration Trails and Roads]].
Many other [[:Category:US Migration Trails and Roads|US Migration Trails and Road[[Category:Migration routes]]].


== Internet Sites  ==
=== Internet Sites  ===


*[https://piedmonttrails.com/ Piedmont Trails] Documentation including maps, land deeds, road orders, surveys, and video presentations about the colonial roads and migration routes dating from the 17th-century to the mid 19th-century.
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/migration/ Cyndi's List - Migration Routes, Roads and Trail[[Category:Migration routes]] links to Internet genealogical resources about traces, trails, roads and related mailing lists, geography, settlers, and societies.
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/migration/ Cyndi's List - Migration Routes, Roads and Trails] links to Internet genealogical resources about traces, trails, roads and related mailing lists, geography, settlers, and societies.


There were several major migration trails across the United States, and many shorter state or regional paths of migration. Some of the better-known trails our ancestors may have followed are:  
There were several major migration trails across the United States, and many shorter state or regional paths of migration. Some of the better-known trails our ancestors may have followed are:  


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisholm_Trail Chisholm Trail] Texas cattle drive to Kansas railheads  
*[http://www.thechisholmtrail.com/index.htm Chisholm Trail] Texas cattle drive to Kansas railheads  
*[http://mormontrails.org/ Mormon Trail] Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah pioneer trail  
*[http://mormontrails.org/ Mormon Trail] Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah pioneer trail  
*[http://www.oldspanishtrail.org/ Old Spanish Trail] Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California trade route  
*[http://www.oldspanishtrail.org/ Old Spanish Trail] Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California trade route  
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[[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads|Trails and Roads]] [[Category:Migration_Routes|Trails and Roads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal|Trails and Roads]]
[[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads|Trails and Road[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[Category:Migration_Routes|Trails and Road[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal|Trails and Road[[Category:Migration routes]]]

Revision as of 21:43, 6 October 2015

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Chronological List of Major Historic Trails and Roads Used in the Settlement of the United States
Name Date Opened Usual Origin Usual Destination
Great Indian Warpath (Seneca Trail) pre-historic Mobile, Alabama Roanoke, Virginia and New York
[[Camino Real de Tierra Adentr] (Chihuahua Trail) 1598 Mexico City, Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico
[[King's Highway|King's Highwa] (Boston Post Road) 1650/1735 Boston, Massachusetts Charleston, South Carolina
Albany Post Road 1669 New York City, New York Albany, New York
[[Camino Real de Californi] 1683 San Bruno, Mexico Sonoma, California
[[Camino Real de los Teja] (Old San Antonio Road) 1690s Guerrero, Mexico Natchitoches, Louisiana
Fall Line Road 1735 Fredericksburg, Virginia Augusta, Georgia
[[Natchez Trace|Natchez Trac] before 1742/ 1796/1801 Natchez, Mississippi Nashville, Tennessee (1796 Maysville,Kentucky)
Unicoi Trail (Unicoi Turnpike) pre-Colonial, setters 1795 Charleston, South Carolina Knoxville, Tennessee
Catawba Trail Saluda Gap, South Carolina Knoxville, Tennessee
Great Valley Road 1744 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Augusta, Georgia
Upper Road 1750s Fredericksburg, Virginia Greenville, South Carolina
Braddock's Road 1755 Fort Cumberland, Maryland Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Forbes Road 1759 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wilderness Road 1775 Bristol, Virginia Boonesborough/Louisville, Kentucky
[[Avery's Trace|Avery's Trac] (Nashville Road) 1787 Knoxville, Tennessee French Lick (Nashville), Tennessee
[[Zane's Trac] 1796 Wheeling, (West) Virginia Maysville, Kentucky
[[Maysville Turnpik] 1796 Nashville, Tennessee Maysville, Kentucky
Federal Horse Path 1805 Milledgeville, Georgia Mobile, Alabama
Georgia Road or Federal Road 1805/1819 Savannah/Athens, Georgia Knoxville, TN, or Nashville, TN, or Huntsville, AL
Jackson's Military Road 1814/1816 Nashville (Columbia), Tennessee New Orleans (Madisonville), Louisiana
National Road (Cumberland Road) 1818/1839 Cumberland, Maryland (later Baltimore) Vandalia, Illinois (later Jefferson City, Missouri)
Santa Fe Trail 1821 Franklin, Missouri Santa Fe, New Mexico
Old Spanish Trail 1830 Santa Fe, New Mexico Los Angeles, California
Oregon Trail 1841 Independence, Missouri Oregon City, Oregon
California Trail 1841 Independence, Missouri Sacramento, California
Mormon Trail 1846/1847 Nauvoo, Illinois Salt Lake City, Utah
[[Mormon Trail to Southern California|Mormon Trail to Southern Californi] 1848 Salt Lake City, Utah Los Angeles, California
Butterfield Overland Mail 1857 Memphis, Tennessee, or St. Louis, Missouri San Francisco, California
Central Overland Trail 1859 Salt Lake City, Utah Carson City, Nevada
Bozeman Trail 1863 Fort Laramie, Wyoming Virginia City, Montana

Other Wiki Pages[edit | edit source]

Many other [[:Category:US Migration Trails and Roads|US Migration Trails and Road].

Internet Sites[edit | edit source]

  • [http://www.cyndislist.com/migration/ Cyndi's List - Migration Routes, Roads and Trail links to Internet genealogical resources about traces, trails, roads and related mailing lists, geography, settlers, and societies.

There were several major migration trails across the United States, and many shorter state or regional paths of migration. Some of the better-known trails our ancestors may have followed are:

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