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== Online Resources ==
=== Online Resources ===
*See [[United States Maps]] for more resources.
 
*[https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names Geographical Names Information System]
*[http://www.mapofus.org/mississippi/ Maps of Mississippi from MapofUS.org]. Includes boundary changes map.  
*[http://www.mapofus.org/mississippi/ Maps of Mississippi from MapofUS.org]. Includes boundary changes map.  
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Mississippi.html Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]<br><br>
*[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/pages/Mississippi.html Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]<br><br>


==Background==
Some useful maps are found in ''Mississippi Maps, 1816-1873'' (Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1970; Family History Library {{FHL|151985|title-id|disp=book Q 976.2 A1 No. 1}}).  
*See [[Maps | Maps]] for more information.
Some useful maps are found in ''Mississippi Maps, 1816-1873'' (Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1970; FamilySearch Library {{FSC|151985|title-id|disp=book Q 976.2 A1 No. 1}}).  


[[Mississippi Genealogy|Mississippi]] maps for 1823, 1838, 1857, 1862, 1878, 1884, and 1917 are on {{FSC|002083|film|disp=FS Library film 002083 items 5-12}}.  
[[Mississippi Genealogy|Mississippi]] maps for 1823, 1838, 1857, 1862, 1878, 1884, and 1917 are on {{FHL|002083|film|disp=FHL film 002083 items 5-12}}.  


The University of Mississippi has a large collection of maps dating from 1900. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has a smaller collection of maps but has useful atlases and national gazetteers.  
The University of Mississippi has a large collection of maps dating from 1900. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has a smaller collection of maps but has useful atlases and national gazetteers.  
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The [http://mdah.ms.gov/ Mississippi Department of Archives and History] has a digital [https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps Historical Map Collection.<br>]  
The [http://mdah.ms.gov/ Mississippi Department of Archives and History] has a digital [https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps Historical Map Collection.<br>]  


[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.  
[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. &nbsp;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://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/printable.html Printable maps] are also available from the National Atlas of the United States. {{Mississippi|Mississippi}}


[https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/printable.html Printable maps] are also available from the National Atlas of the United States.
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Some useful maps are found in Mississippi Maps, 1816-1873 (Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1970; Family History Library book Q 976.2 A1 No. 1).

Mississippi maps for 1823, 1838, 1857, 1862, 1878, 1884, and 1917 are on FHL film 002083 items 5-12.

The University of Mississippi has a large collection of maps dating from 1900. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has a smaller collection of maps but has useful atlases and national gazetteers.

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has a digital Historical Map Collection.

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.

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