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Maps

To learn more about maps in general, go to the Maps Record Page.

Online Resources

• Map of Roman Catholic parish boundaries in the Czech lands circa 1715. (Full version, may take a few minutes to load). Lite version
• GeaCron Interactive World History Atlas since 3000 BC
• Arcanum Maps Historic maps of Europe including the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
  "How to" Guide" Arcanum Maps - Instruction, Activity, Answer Key
• Mapy.cz Modern Czech Republic map with directions (like google maps), including a 19th century map option.
  "How to" Guide" Mapy.cz - Instruction, Activity, Answer Key

• Cadastral Maps Historical maps of each village, including house numbers. Search for your village and click on it on the map to see your map options. For the draft sketches that include house numbers, farmer's names and plots of land, select Indikační Skici on the dropdown. See Czechia Land and Property for more details and a map key.
• Vanished Places This site lists former villages and objects (such as mills) that no longer exist. If you can't find an ancestral village on a modern map, this can help you learn why. The data from this site has also been incorporated into mapy.cz's database and will list the village or place with byv. or byvalý in front of the name, meaning that was a former place.

• Google Maps
• David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection
• David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection, Czechoslovakia
• Old Maps Online Collection
• Library of Congress Maps Collection
• Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
• Archive.org
• Harvard University Scanned Maps
• UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection
• University of California Berkeley Library

Tips for Using Maps

Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:

• There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a Gazetteer to help you.
  
• The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.
  
• Place-names are often misspelled in English sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted.
  
• Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps. Look for neighboring towns and geographic features to find the area where your ancestor came from.
  
• Boundaries changed over time. Use historical maps to understand boundary changes.
  

For more tips and information on using maps, go to the general Maps Record Page.

Finding the Specific Town on the Map

To successfully research maps from Czech Republic, you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because there are several towns that have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can locate the correct town on a map. Using gazetteers can help you to identify a place's the jurisdiction and help you locate it on a map. See the Czechia Gazetteers article for more information.

Types of Maps

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.
  

To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general Maps Record Page.