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Several types of maps are useful for genealogists. Some give the historical background of the area; others show migration routes such as roads, rivers, and railroads. Topographical maps show physical and manmade features, such as creeks, hills, trails, and roads used as persons came to Arizona. Sometimes maps also include cemeteries and churches. Plat and land ownership maps, as well as other types of maps, are described in United States Maps. In the FamilySearch Catalog, atlases are listed in the Place Search. Remember to search each locality as a town, a county and as a state.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

United States Census Bureau State and County Map. This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.

Arizona Historical Maps[edit | edit source]

Modern Maps[edit | edit source]

For a more detailed list of place names and locations within the state of Arizona, go to the GeoNames geographical database. This database covers all countries and contains over eight million place names throughout the world that are available for download free of charge.

Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States.

Arizona Maps at the Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has some single maps of Arizona, and an atlas covering the years 1790-1871 (Family History Library film 002083.)
Another helpful atlas is Henry P. Walker and Don Bufkin, Historical Atlas of Arizona. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1979. (Family History Library book Q 979.1 E7w).

Other Collections[edit | edit source]

The University of Arizona in Tucson has an extensive collection of maps, atlases, and aerial photographs covering Arizona, southwestern United States, and Mexico.
Arizona State University in Tempe also has a sizable collection of maps.

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+Several types of maps are useful for genealogists. Some give the historical background of the area; others show migration routes such as roads, rivers, and railroads. Topographical maps show physical and manmade features, such as creeks, hills, trails, and roads used as persons came to Arizona. Sometimes maps also include cemeteries and churches. Plat and land ownership maps, as well as other types of maps, are described in [[United States Maps|United States Maps]]. In the FamilySearch Catalog, atlases are listed in the Place Search. Remember to search each locality as a town, a county and as a state.
 == Online Resources ==
-*See [[United States Maps]] for more resources.
-*[https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names Geographical Names Information System]
+[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.
-*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search/where/Arizona?q=arizona&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
-*[https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Arizona#bbox=-114.81835846,31.33221343000001,-109.04520153,37.004259959999985&q=&date_from=0&date_to=9999&scale_from=&scale_to= Old Maps Online Collection]
+===Arizona Historical Maps===
-*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=arizona Library of Congress Maps Collection]
-*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=arizona Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
+*[http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection]
-*[http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/arizona.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection] at University of Texas at Austin
+*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/ Perry Casteñeda Map Collection]
-*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=arizona%20map Arizona Maps] at Internet Archive
-*[https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/scanned-maps/catalog/44-990127676800203941 Harvard University Scanned Maps]
-*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/arizona%20--%20maps!arizona/field/subjec!all/mode/exact!all/conn/and!all/order/nosort/ad/asc UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
-*[https://geodata.lib.berkeley.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=arizona University of California Berkeley Library]
-*[http://www.azgs.az.gov/publications.shtml Geologic Map of Arizona (2000)] $
-*[http://nationalmap.gov/ National Map]
-*[http://nationalmap.gov/historical/ USGS Historical Topographical Maps]
-*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/ Newberry Atlas of Historic County Boundaries]
-*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/AZ/state.htm 1895 map of the State of Arizona]
 *[http://nationalmap.gov/historical/ USGS Historical Topographical Maps]
+*[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/ Newberry Atlas of Historic County Boundaries]
 *[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/AZ/state.htm 1895 map of the State of Arizona]
-*[http://www.arizona.edu/  The University of Arizona] in Tucson -  maps, atlases, and aerial photographs covering Arizona, southwestern United States, and Mexico
-*[http://www.asu.edu Arizona State University] - collection of maps
-*[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.
-==Printed Publications==
+=== Modern Maps  ===
-*Henry P. Walker and Don Bufkin, Historical Atlas of Arizona. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1979. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|19229|title-id|disp=book Q 979.1 E7w}}).
-== Background  ==
+*[http://www.azgs.az.gov/publications.shtml Geologic Map of Arizona (2000)] $
-*See [[Maps | Maps]] for more information.
+*[http://nationalmap.gov/ National Map]
+*[http://www.mapquest.com MapQuest]
-For a more detailed list of place names and locations within the state of Arizona, go to the [http://www.geonames.org/ GeoNames geographical database]. This database covers all countries and contains over eight million place names throughout the world that are available for download free of charge.
+*[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps]
-Historical map collections are helpful because they can show you the geography of your ancestor's residence at or around the time they lived there. The following collection is helpful:
 For a more detailed list of place names and locations within the state of Arizona, go to the [http://www.geonames.org/ GeoNames geographical database]. This database covers all countries and contains over eight million place names throughout the world that are available for download free of charge.
-*[http://www.arizona.edu/  The University of Arizona] in Tucson has an extensive collection of maps, atlases, and aerial photographs covering Arizona, southwestern United States, and Mexico.
+Printable maps are also available from the [https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/printable.html National Atlas of the United States].
-*[http://www.asu.edu Arizona State University] in Tempe also has a sizable collection of maps.
-==Strategy==
-Different types of maps help you in different ways, for example:
-*Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries, showing boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.
-*Road atlases are useful because of the detail they provide.
-*Other types of maps include: parish maps, state maps, tourist maps, topographical maps, and air navigation maps. City maps are extremely helpful when researching in large cities.
-Several types of maps are useful for genealogists. Some give historical background of the area or show migration routes such as roads, rivers, and railroads. Topographical maps show physical features, such as creeks and hills, and man-made features, such as roads, cemeteries, and churches. Plat and land ownership maps and other types of maps are described in [[United States Maps]].
+== Arizona Maps at the Family History Library  ==
-Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:
+*The Family History Library has some single maps of [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]], and an atlas covering the years 1790-1871 (Family History Library film 002083.)
-*There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a '''[[Arizona Gazetteers | Gazetteer]]''' to help you.
+*Another helpful atlas is Henry P. Walker and Don Bufkin, Historical Atlas of Arizona. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1979. (Family History Library {{FHL|19229|title-id|disp=book Q 979.1 E7w}}).
-*The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.
-*Boundaries changed over time. Use historical maps to understand boundary changes.
+=== Other Collections  ===
+*[http://www.arizona.edu/  The University of Arizona] in Tucson has an extensive collection of maps, atlases, and aerial photographs covering Arizona, southwestern United States, and Mexico.
+*[http://www.asu.edu Arizona State University] in Tempe also has a sizable collection of maps.
+{{Arizona|Arizona}}
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-[[Category:Maps of the United States by state]]