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=== Southern Region  ===
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Historical Map Collection]
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html Library of Congress Map Collection]
*[http://www.library.yale.edu/MapColl/online.html Yale Univ Map Collection]
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina]
'''See also: '''[[United States Maps]]


=== Alabama  ===
=== Alabama  ===


*[https://alabamamaps.ua.edu/index.html Alabama Maps]  
*[http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/index.html Alabama Maps]  
*[https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/alabama.html Alabama Maps-Perry Castaneda Library]
*[http://archives.alabama.gov/REFERENC/firemap.gif Alabama Burned Counties]  
*[https://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/FireInsurance/1_County%20Index.html Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps] for Alabama counties
*Sara Elizabeth Mason, '''''A List of the Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama''''', (Birmingham Public Library, 1973)  
*H.C. Hudgins &amp; Co., ''Railroad and County Map of Alabama'', (Atlanta: H. C. Hudgins, [19--].)
*W. Craig Remington and Thomas Kallsen, ed., '''''Historical Atlas of Alabama''''', (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 1997)  
*Sara Elizabeth Mason, ''A List of the Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama'', (Birmingham Public Library, 1973.)  
*Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp.,&nbsp;'''''Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''''', (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1996)
*W. Craig Remington and Thomas Kallsen, ed., ''Historical Atlas of Alabama'', (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 1997.)  
*Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp., ''Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'', (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1996.)


=== Arkansas  ===
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*[http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/arkansas/arkansas-county-map.html Arkansas County Maps]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/arkansas.html?p=print Arkansas Maps-Perry Castanada Library]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/maps/arkansas/ Arkansas State Archives-Maps]
*''The Roads of Arkansas'', (Fredericksburg, Texas: Shearer, 1990.) 
*Russell P. Baker, ''Arkansas Township Atlas, 1819-1930,'' (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society, 2006.)
*Richard M. Smith, ''The Atlas of Arkansas'', (Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1989.)
 
=== Florida  ===


=== Georgia  ===
=== Georgia  ===


*[http://www.sos.ga.gov/archives/what_do_we_have/ Georgia Department of Archives and History]  
*[http://www.sos.ga.gov/archives/what_do_we_have/ Georgia Department of Archives and History]
*[http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/georgia/georgia-railway-map.html Georgia Railway Map]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/georgia.html Georgia Maps-Perry Castanada Library]
*[http://www.yellowmaps.com/maps/georgia_state_map.htm Georgia Maps]
*[http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html Hargrett Collection - University of Georgia]
 
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=== Kentucky  ===
=== Kentucky  ===
*[https://www.kyatlas.com/ Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer]
*[http://kdl.kyvl.org/ Kentuckiana Digital Library]
*[http://www.filsonhistorical.org Filson Historical Society]
*[https://history.ky.gov/explore/catalog-research-tools Kentucky Historical Society Catalogs]
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=== Louisiana  ===


=== Mississippi  ===
=== Mississippi  ===
*[http://www.olemiss.edu/ University of Mississippi-maps from 1900]
*[http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Department of Archives]
=== Missouri  ===


=== North Carolina  ===
=== North Carolina  ===


*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/ncmaps/ North Carolina Maps, University of North Carolina]
=== Tennessee ===
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/north_carolina.html North Carolina Maps-Perry Castanada Library]
*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/maps.htm North Carolina State Archives-Maps]
*[http://www.northcarolinacountymaps.com/ North Carolina Counties]


=== South Carolina  ===
=== Virginia ===


=== Tennessee  ===
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=== Texas  ===
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=== Virginia  ===
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=== West Virginia  ===
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== See also  ==
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[[United States Maps]] | [[Rural Records of the Southern United States]]


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[[Category:United States Maps]]
<br>[[Rural Records of Mid-Southern United States]]

Revision as of 14:04, 9 March 2010

Maps are essential when doing genealogical research. Maps can help determine:

  • Jurisdictions and boundaries
  • Geographical and physical features
  • Relationships between towns and counties

Use many sources to locate a map closest to the time period your ancestor lived in a certain location.


Here are some references and web sites to assist you in locating maps.


Alabama[edit | edit source]

  • Alabama Maps
  • Alabama Burned Counties
  • Sara Elizabeth Mason, A List of the Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama, (Birmingham Public Library, 1973)
  • W. Craig Remington and Thomas Kallsen, ed., Historical Atlas of Alabama, (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 1997)
  • Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp., Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1996)


Georgia[edit | edit source]

Kentucky[edit | edit source]

Mississippi[edit | edit source]

North Carolina[edit | edit source]

Tennessee[edit | edit source]

Virginia[edit | edit source]


















Rural Records of Mid-Southern United States

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