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The following statewide atlases for [[Portal:Kansas|Kansas]] may be helpful to you:
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== Online Resources ==
*Baughman, Robert W. ''Kansas in Maps''. Topeka, Kansas: Kansas State Historical Society, 1961. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=47044&disp=Kansas+in+maps%20%20&columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book Q 978.1 E7br.)] The history of the state is depicted in a variety of maps.  
*See [[United States Maps]] for more resources.
*''Official State Atlas of Kansas''. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: L.H. Everts, 1887. Reprint. Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, 1982. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=27583&disp=The+Official+state+atlas+of+Kansas%20%20&columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book Q 978.1 E7o.)] This includes many city plats, township maps, and directories of residents.  
*[https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names Geographical Names Information System]
*Socolofsky, Homer E., and Huber Self. ''Historical Atlas of Kansas''. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1972. (Family History Library book 978.1 E3s.)
*[http://www.mapofus.org/kansas/ Maps of Kansas from MapofUS.org]. Includes boundary changes map.
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Kansas.html Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]
*[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://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey Map Collection] has numerous historical maps of Kansas at his website. His focus is mostly 18th and 19th Century maps.
*[http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/kansas-maps/kansas-county-maps.asp My Genealogy Hound] has free access to historic county maps for some Kansas Counties.  
*[http://www.hearthstonelegacy.com/kansas-county-map.htm State map of Kansas] showing the location of each Kansas County is on Hearthstone Legacy.<br>


==Printed Publications==
The University of Kansas in Lawrence at http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/ has the largest collection of maps in the state. Kansas State University in Manhattan at http://www.k-state.edu/ also has a large collection. The Family History Library has a small collection of maps.  
*Baughman, Robert W. ''Kansas in Maps''. Topeka, Kansas: Kansas State Historical Society, 1961. {{FSC|47044|title-id|disp=(FS Library book Q 978.1 E7br.)}} The history of the state is depicted in a variety of maps. *
*Baughman, Robert W.: [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/maps/index.asp A Collection of Digitized Kansas Maps] *
*''Official State Atlas of Kansas''. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: L.H. Everts, 1887. Reprint. Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, 1982. {{FSC|27583|title-id|disp=(FamilySearch Library book Q 978.1 E7o.)}} This includes many city plats, township maps, and directories of residents. *
*Socolofsky, Homer E., and Huber Self. ''Historical Atlas of Kansas''. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1972. {{FSC|561496|title-id|disp=(FS Library book 978.1 E3s.)}} *


==Background==
Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html  
The University of Kansas in Lawrence at http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/ has the largest collection of maps in the state. Kansas State University in Manhattan at http://www.k-state.edu/ also has a large collection. The FamilySearch Library has a small collection of maps. Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/printable.html


==Types of Maps==
[[Category:Kansas]]
*See [[Maps | Maps]] for more information.
 
[[Category:Kansas, United States|Maps]] [[Category:Maps_of_the_United_States_by_state]]

Revision as of 12:39, 15 September 2008

The following statewide atlases for Kansas may be helpful to you:

  • Baughman, Robert W. Kansas in Maps. Topeka, Kansas: Kansas State Historical Society, 1961. (Family History Library book Q 978.1 E7br.) The history of the state is depicted in a variety of maps.
  • Official State Atlas of Kansas. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: L.H. Everts, 1887. Reprint. Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, 1982. (Family History Library book Q 978.1 E7o.) This includes many city plats, township maps, and directories of residents.
  • Socolofsky, Homer E., and Huber Self. Historical Atlas of Kansas. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1972. (Family History Library book 978.1 E3s.)

The University of Kansas in Lawrence at http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/ has the largest collection of maps in the state. Kansas State University in Manhattan at http://www.k-state.edu/ also has a large collection. The Family History Library has a small collection of maps.

Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html

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