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Maps are an important source to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from. Maps can help you locate places, parishes, churches, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Maps may be published individually or in a bound collection called an atlas. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. | {{CountrySidebar | ||
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Maps are an important source to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from. Maps can help you locate places, [http://norwayparishes.com parishes], churches, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Maps may be published individually or in a bound collection called an atlas. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. | |||
Different types of maps can help you in different ways. Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information. Road atlases provide detailed information about the road systems of Norway. | Different types of maps can help you in different ways. Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information. Road atlases provide detailed information about the road systems of Norway. | ||
See [http://norwayparishes.com Norway Interactive Map]<br> | |||
See [[Norway Map from Research Guidance]]<br> | |||
The names of the Norwegian counties [fylker] changed in 1918. You can find the changes in: | The names of the Norwegian counties [fylker] changed in 1918. You can find the changes in: | ||
*''List of Parishes, Clerical Districts, and Regions, with Maps of the Counties in Norway'', Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1992. ( | *''List of Parishes, Clerical Districts, and Regions, with Maps of the Counties in Norway'', Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1992. (FS Library book 948.1 E77l; microfiche number 6068227). | ||
This publication shows | This publication shows outline maps of each county with parishes and clerical districts in Norway. It also contains a list of regions (districts) of Norway and shows which parishes belong to which region. The names of these regions are historical. Their boundaries determined by geological features. | ||
=== Using Maps | == Online Resources == | ||
*[https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/adb6e70e26e64ea7bae933a0ddb9db78/ Historical Borders for the Nordic Region] at ArcGIS - interactive map with borders changing over time | |||
*'''[https://seeiendom.kartverket.no/ Kartverket]''' | |||
*'''[http://norwayparishes.com/ Norway's Parishes]''' | |||
*'''[https://www.norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1002&zoom=4&lat=7197864.00&lon=396722.00 Norgeskart]''' | |||
*'''[https://kart.finn.no/ Finn.no]''' | |||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Norway/@64.2866317,8.7796835,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x461268458f4de5bf:0xa1b03b9db864d02b!8m2!3d60.472024!4d8.468946 Google Maps] | |||
*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&q=Norway&search=Go David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection] | |||
*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=Norway Library of Congress Maps Collection] | |||
*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Norway Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library] | |||
*[https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/norway.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection] | |||
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=Norway%20map Archive.org] | |||
*[https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/scanned-maps/catalog?utf8=%E2%9C%93&utm_source=library.harvards&exhibit_id=scanned-maps&search_field=all_fields&q=Norway Harvard University Scanned Maps] | |||
*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/Norway?CISOBOX1=Norway UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection] | |||
*[https://geodata.lib.berkeley.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Norway University of California Berkeley Library] | |||
== Tips for Using Maps == | |||
Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: | Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: | ||
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'''Spelling was not standardized when most early records were made.''' You may find the spelling of a place is different on an old map than how it is spelled today. For example, Heddal was formerly spelled Hitterdal. | '''Spelling was not standardized when most early records were made.''' You may find the spelling of a place is different on an old map than how it is spelled today. For example, Heddal was formerly spelled Hitterdal. | ||
'''Place-names are often misspelled in American sources.''' Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritical marks omitted. | '''Place-names are often misspelled in American sources.''' Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritical marks omitted. | ||
=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map === | === Finding the Specific Town on the Map === | ||
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=== Finding Maps and Atlases === | === Finding Maps and Atlases === | ||
Maps and atlases are available at numerous historical societies and at public and university libraries. View a map showing [ | Maps and atlases are available at numerous historical societies and at public and university libraries. View a map showing [New and old county maps of Norway new and old counties in Norway] | ||
The | [http://norwayparishes.com NorwayParishes.com] is an online, interactive web map that can be used to easily search parishes by county or municipality. It allows users to view the boundaries of all of Norway's parishes along with aerial, street and topographic basemaps. The topographic map used in this website also labels the names of all farms in Norway. | ||
The FamilySearch Library has a good collection of Norwegian maps and atlases. These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | |||
NORWAY - MAPS. | NORWAY - MAPS. | ||
There are also some helpful atlases at the | There are also some helpful atlases at the FamilySearch Library: | ||
*''Kongelig Norsk Automobilklubb. Kartbok for Norge (Royal Norwegian Automobile Club. Map Book for Norway).'' Scale variable. Second Edition. Oslo, Norway: Kongelig Norsk Automobilklubb, 1954. ( | *''Kongelig Norsk Automobilklubb. Kartbok for Norge (Royal Norwegian Automobile Club. Map Book for Norway).'' Scale variable. Second Edition. Oslo, Norway: Kongelig Norsk Automobilklubb, 1954. (FS Library book Scand 948.1 E7d; film 1,440,189 item 5) | ||
*''Norge, Volume 4. Atlas Register'' (Norway, Volume 4. Atlas Index). Scale 1:400.000. Oslo, Norway: J.W. Cappelens Forlag A/S, 1963. ( | *''Norge, Volume 4. Atlas Register'' (Norway, Volume 4. Atlas Index). Scale 1:400.000. Oslo, Norway: J.W. Cappelens Forlag A/S, 1963. (FS Library book 948.1 E6nc, vol. 4) | ||
*''Norge. Statens kartverk [Oslo, Norway]: Statens karverk: 1950-1997''. | *''Norge. Statens kartverk [Oslo, Norway]: Statens karverk: 1950-1997''. FS Library Map case 948.1 E7ns, (727 maps; microfilm numbers 1573254-15732550 | ||
You can purchase maps of Norway from: | You can purchase maps of Norway from: | ||
Travel Genie Maps<br>1113 Kennedy Street<br>Ames, IA 50010-4106<br>Telephone: 515-232-1070<br> | Travel Genie Maps<br>1113 Kennedy Street<br>Ames, IA 50010-4106<br>Telephone: 515-232-1070<br>Email: TravGenie@aol.com<br>Internet: http://www.travgenie.com | ||
[http://digitalarkivet.no/norkart/index-eng.htm Online maps for Norway] | |||
http://norwayparishes.com<br> | |||
== Maps of Norway == | == Maps of Norway == | ||
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[[Image:Norway County Maps (Heading).jpg|thumb|left]]<Br> [[Image:Norway County Map2.jpg|thumb|center]] | |||
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=== Akershus and Aust-Agder Counties === | |||
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[[Image:Akershus County and Oslo.jpg|thumb|left]]<br>[[Image:Aust-Agder County.jpg|thumb|center]] | |||
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=== Bergen City and Buskerud County === | |||
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=== Finnmark and Hedmark Counties === | |||
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=== Hordaland and Møre og Romsdal Counties === | |||
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[[Image:Hordaland County.jpg|thumb|left]]<br> [[Image:More og Romsdal County1.jpg|thumb|center]] | |||
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=== Nordland and Nord-Trøndelag Counties === | |||
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=== Oppland County and Oslo City === | |||
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[[Image:Oppland County.jpg|thumb|left]]<br>[[Image:Oslo.jpg|thumb|center]] | |||
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=== Rogaland and Sogn og Fjordane Counties === | |||
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=== Sør-Trøndelag and Telemark Counties === | |||
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[[File:Sor-Trondelag Parishes 2x2.jpg|thumb|left]]<br>[[Image:Telemark County.jpg|thumb|center]] | |||
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=== Troms and Vest-Agder Counties === | |||
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=== Vestfold and Østfold Counties === | |||
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[[Image:Vestfold County.jpg|thumb|left]]<br>[[File:Ostfold.jpg|thumb|center]] | |||
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[[Category:Norway]] | [[Category:Norway Maps and Gazetteers]] [[Category:Maps of Europe]] | ||
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