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Maps are important for locating the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from.

Maps show places, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes.

Maps are published separately or in atlases: bound collections of maps. They may also be in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. Maps give many kinds of information:

Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, land owners, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.

County maps, county atlases, and topographical maps give good county and land information.

City maps with street names and political ward boundaries are extremely helpful when researching large cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html

Image:LocationRussia.png

Map of the current Federation of Russia which covers 11 time zones.

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Maps of historic Russia http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#russia

Map of Russia’s Ethnic Republics

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/russia_ethnic94.jpg

Family History Library Books (FHL INTL Book)

Russia in maps : a history of the geographical study and cartography of the country 947 E7pa

The Jews of Russia : their history in maps and photographs 947 F2gma

A map history of Russia

947 H3cb

A Keyword search of the FHLC for “maps of Russia” yielded 330 titles.

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+Maps are important for locating the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from.
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-To learn more about maps in general, go to the '''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
+Maps show places, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes.
-== Online Resources ==
-*[http://geacron.com/home-en/ GeaCron] Interactive World History Atlas since 3000 BC
-*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Russia/@49.7820327,68.7278337,3z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x453c569a896724fb:0x1409fdf86611f613!8m2!3d61.52401!4d105.318756 Google Maps]
-*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&q=Russia&search=Go David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
-*[https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Dare_County,_North_Carolina#bbox=-340.58584823,41.18509677,-168.97694447,82.05862315000002&q=&date_from=0&date_to=9999&scale_from=&scale_to= Old Maps Online Collection]
-*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=Russia&st=gallery Library of Congress Maps Collection]
-*[https://maps.arcanum.com/en/ Arcanum Maps (Formerly Mapire)]
-*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Russia%20maps Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
-*[http://utexas.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?ho=t&l=en&s3.q=Russia+map#!/search?ho=t&l=en&q=Map%20of%20Russia Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
-*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=Russia%2C%20map Archive.org]
-*[https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/scanned-maps/catalog?utf8=%E2%9C%93&utm_source=library.harvard&exhibit_id=scanned-maps&search_field=all_fields&q=Russia Harvard University Scanned Maps]
-*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/Russia%2C%20map UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
-*[https://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/results?vid=0&sid=f5224caf-36e0-4b04-91da-3cbe5a3cdb7c%40sessionmgr102&bquery=Russia%252c%2Bmap&bdata=JnR5cGU9MCZzZWFyY2hNb2RlPUFuZCZzaXRlPWVkcy1saXZl University of California Berkeley Library]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230607091122/http://boxpis.ru/ Archival Maps of Russia]
-== Tips for Using Maps  ==
+Maps are published separately or in atlases: bound collections of maps. They may also be in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. Maps give many kinds of information:
-Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:
+Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, land owners, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.
-*There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a '''[[Russia Gazetteers | Gazetteer]]''' to help you.<br>
+County maps, county atlases, and topographical maps give good county and land information.
-*The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.<br>
-*Place-names are often misspelled in English sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted.<br>
-*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.<br>
-*Boundaries changed over time. Use historical maps to understand boundary changes.<br>
-For more tips and information on using maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
+City maps with street names and political ward boundaries are extremely helpful when researching large cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg.
-=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===
+'''&nbsp;http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html'''
-To successfully research maps from Russia, 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 '''[[Russia Gazetteers]]''' article for more information.
+'''[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/LocationRussia.png [[Image:800px-LocationRussia.png|Image:LocationRussia.png]]]'''
-== Types of Maps  ==
+Map of the current '''Federation of Russia''' which covers 11 time zones.
-Different types of maps help you in different ways, for example:
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-*Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries, showing boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.<br>
+'''Maps of historic Russia''' http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#russia
-*Road atlases are useful because of the detail they provide. <br>
-*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.<br>
-To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
+'''Map of Russia’s Ethnic Republics'''
-[[Category:Russia]]
+http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/russia_ethnic94.jpg
-[[Category:Maps by country]]
+'''Family History Library Books''' (FHL INTL Book)
+Russia in maps&nbsp;: a history of the geographical study and cartography of the country '''947 E7pa'''
+The Jews of Russia&nbsp;: their history in maps and photographs&nbsp; '''947 F2gma'''
+A map history of Russia
+'''947 H3cb'''
+A Keyword search of the FHLC for “maps of Russia” yielded 330 titles.
+[[Category:Russia]]<br>