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Online Resources

• See United States Maps for more resources.
• Geographical Names Information System
• Maps of New Hampshire from MapofUS.org. Includes boundary changes map.
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
• United States Census Bureau State and County Map
• Historic Map Works
• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Printed Publications

• A County Map of New Hampshire. N.p.: Evans Printing, 1969. This map shows the names of counties and townships. FamilySearch Library map 974.2 E7.
  
• DeLorme Mapping Company. The New Hampshire Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1987. (FS Library book Q 974.2 E7d.) In addition to the atlas, 67 colored maps are included.
  
• New Hampshire, Vermont, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993. (FS Library book 974 E3n.) This has maps showing when and where each county changed boundaries.
  
• Maps of the Masonian Propriety:Vols.1–5 with Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (FS Library film 980930 items 2–7;computer number 102302.) These are microfilms of the originals in Concord, New Hampshire. Item two is the index to these maps. Items 3–7 contain the Masonian Propriety maps.
  
• Town and City Atlas of the State of New Hampshire. Boston, Massachusetts.: D.H. Hurd, 1892. (FamilySearch Library folio 974.2 E3t.) This atlas is compiled from government surveys, county records, and personal investigations. You can view the maps, arranged by county. then by city or town, on Historic Map Works.
• Town and City Atlas of the State of New Hampshire. Boston, Massachusetts.: D.H. Hurd, 1892. (FamilySearch Library folio 974.2 E3t

Background

• See Maps for more information.

Maps are used to locate places where your ancestors lived. They identify jurisdictional and county boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes. Historical maps are especially useful for finding communities that no longer exist.

• 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.
  

• Town and City Atlas of the State of New Hampshire. Boston, Massachusetts.: D.H. Hurd, 1892. (FamilySearch Library folio 974.2 E3t.) This atlas is compiled from government surveys, county records, and personal investigations. You can view the maps, arranged by county. then by city or town, on Historic Map Works.
  

• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are available for years 1867-1970. These are detailed, bock by block plans of communities, showing, among other things, the shapes buildings, roads and businesses. They are scaled 50' to 1", and can be valuable when used in conjuction with city directories.

Printable Maps

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

County Atlases and Maps

County atlases and maps may contain the names of the landowners. Land ownership maps were published for each county between 1857 and 1861.