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=== Southern Region  ===
=== Southern Region  ===


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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html Library of Congress 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://www.library.yale.edu/MapColl/online.html Yale Univ Map Collection]  
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina]
*[http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/csdl/MAP-COLL.htm NOAA Office of Coast Surveys]
*[http://http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina]


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


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


=== Florida ===
=== Georgia  ===
=== Georgia  ===


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=== Kentucky  ===
=== Kentucky  ===


*[https://www.kyatlas.com/ Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer]  
*[http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyPlaceNames/ Kentucky Place Names, University of Kentucky]  
*[http://kdl.kyvl.org/ Kentuckiana Digital Library]  
*[http://kdl.kyvl.org/ Kentuckiana Digital Library]  
*[http://www.filsonhistorical.org Filson Historical Society]  
*[http://www.filsonhistorical.org Filson Historical Society]  
*[https://history.ky.gov/explore/catalog-research-tools Kentucky Historical Society Catalogs]
*[http://catalog.kyhistory.org/ Kentucky Historical Society Catalog]


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=== Louisiana ===
=== Louisiana ===
 
=== Mississippi  ===
=== Mississippi  ===


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


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=== South Carolina  ===
=== South Carolina  ===


=== Tennessee ===
=== Tennessee ===
 
=== Texas ===
=== Texas ===
 
=== Virginia  ===


=== West Virginia ===
=== Virginia ===


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=== West Virginia ===


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== See also  ==
[[United States Maps]] | [[Rural Records of the Southern United States]]




[[Category:United States Maps]]
== See also ==
[[United States Maps]] | [[Rural Records of the Southern United States]]

Revision as of 11:09, 7 May 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.


Southern Region[edit | edit source]

See also: United States Maps

Alabama[edit | edit source]

  • Alabama Maps
  • Alabama Maps-Perry Castaneda Libary
  • Alabama Burned Counties
  • H.C. Hudgins & Co., Railroad and County Map of Alabama, (Atlanta: H. C.Hudgins, [19--].)
  • 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.)


Arkansas[edit | edit source]

Florida[edit | edit source]

Georgia[edit | edit source]


Kentucky[edit | edit source]


Louisiana[edit | edit source]

Mississippi[edit | edit source]

Missouri[edit | edit source]

North Carolina[edit | edit source]

South Carolina[edit | edit source]

Tennessee[edit | edit source]

Texas[edit | edit source]

Virginia[edit | edit source]

West Virginia[edit | edit source]








See also[edit | edit source]

United States Maps | Rural Records of the Southern United States

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