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The best collections of [[Portal:Michigan|Michigan]] maps are at the Michigan State Archives and at the Burton Historical Collection. The Family History Library has a small collection of maps and atlases, dating from 1855 to the present. The library's files include ward maps for the city of Detroit.  
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== 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/michigan/ Maps of Michigan from MapofUS.org]. Includes boundary changes map.
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Michigan.html Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/michigan.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
*[https://www.lib.umich.edu/collections/collecting-areas/specific-formats/maps-and-atlases University of Michigan Maps]
*[https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/research/burton-historical-collection Burton Historical Collection]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/maps/michigan/ USGenWeb Digital Map Library]
*[http://www.hearthstonelegacy.com/michigan-county-map-mi-counties.htm State map of Michigan]
*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/ Michigan County Atlases]
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?q=MIchigan&search=Search David Rumsey Map Collection].
*[http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/featuredcollection/burton-historical-collection Burton Historical Collection].
*[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]


[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==
*Miles, William. ''Michigan Atlases and Plat Books: A Checklist, 1872–1973''. Lansing, Michigan: State Library Service, 1975. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|263579|title-id|disp=book 977.4 E3m; fiche 6051141}}.)


Historical Michigan maps are located in the [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?q=MIchigan&search=Search David Rumsey Map Collection].
==Background==
*See [[Maps | Maps]] for more information.


To locate Michigan maps and atlases, use:
The FamilySearch Library has a small collection of maps and atlases, dating from 1855 to the present. The library's files include ward maps for the city of Detroit.
 
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Miles, William. ''Michigan Atlases and Plat Books: A Checklist, 1872–1973''. Lansing, Michigan: State Library Service, 1975. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=263579&disp=Michigan+atlases+and+plat+books%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.4 E3m; fiche 6051141].)
The best collections of [[Michigan, United States Genealogy|Michigan]] maps are at the Michigan State Archives and at the [http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/featuredcollection/burton-historical-collection Burton Historical Collection].
 
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=== Web Sites  ===
[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.  
 
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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/michigan.html
Historical Michigan maps are located in the [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?q=MIchigan&search=Search David Rumsey Map Collection].  
 
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http://www.michigan.org/medc/miinfo/mimaps/  
Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- [https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/printable.html The National Map]
 
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http://www.lib.umich.edu/maplib/michmaps.htm
[[Category:Michigan,_United_States]] [[Category:Maps_of_the_United_States_by_state]]
 
http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/burton/burton_index.htm
 
Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html  
 
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