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Maps

To learn more about maps in general, go to the Maps Record Page.

Online Resources

Tips for Using Maps

Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:

There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a Gazetteer to help you.
The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.
Place-names are often misspelled in English sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted.
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.
Boundaries changed over time. Use historical maps to understand boundary changes.

For more tips and information on using maps, go to the general Maps Record Page.

Finding the Specific Town on the Map

To successfully research maps from Australia, 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 Australia Gazetteers article for more information.

Types of Maps

Different types of maps help you in different ways, for example:

Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries, showing boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.
Road atlases are useful because of the detail they provide.
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.

To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general Maps Record Page.

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-Maps are an important source in locating where your ancestors lived because they help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of an area.
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-Maps identify places, parishes, districts, churches, geographical features, and transportation routes, and their proximity to other towns. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes.
+To learn more about maps in general, go to the '''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
+== Online Resources ==
+*[http://geacron.com/home-en/ GeaCron] Interactive World History Atlas since 3000 BC
+*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Australia/@-24.9869209,115.1830844,4z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x2b2bfd076787c5df:0x538267a1955b1352!8m2!3d-25.274398!4d133.775136 Google Maps]
+*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?search=SUBMIT&cat=0&q=Australia%2C+map&dateRangeStart=&dateRangeEnd=&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&QuickSearchA=QuickSearchA David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
+*[https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Australia#bbox=72.24619313,-55.32281756,168.22612584999993,-9.088012509999999&q=&date_from=0&date_to=9999&scale_from=&scale_to= Old Maps Online Collection]
+*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=Australia&st=gallery Library of Congress Maps Collection]
+*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Australia,%20map Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
+*[http://utexas.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?ho=t&l=en&s3.q=australia+map#!/search?ho=t&l=en&q=australia%20map&sort=PublicationDate:asc Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
+*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=Australia%2C+map&sort=-publicdate 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=australia Harvard University Scanned Maps]
+*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/Australia%2C%20map UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
+*[https://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/results?vid=0&sid=c0249357-37dc-447e-800c-9d4d69db12fa%40sessionmgr103&bquery=Australia%252c%2Bmap&bdata=JnR5cGU9MCZzZWFyY2hNb2RlPUFuZCZzaXRlPWVkcy1saXZl University of California Berkeley Library]
-Maps are published individually or in atlases, which are bound collections of maps. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts.
+== Tips for Using Maps  ==
-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 are useful because they provide detail of the countryside. Ordnance survey maps show townships in great detail—up to half inch to the mile. City and street maps are extremely helpful when researching large cities such as Sydney; they provide locations of churches, cemeteries, businesses, government offices, and monuments. Other types of maps include parish maps, county atlases, and topographical maps.
+Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:
-=== Using Maps ===
+*There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a '''[[Australia Gazetteers | Gazetteer]]''' to help you.<br>
+*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>
-Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:
+For more tips and information on using maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
-* There are often several places with the same name.
+=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===
-* The spelling (and even names) of some towns may have changed since your ancestors lived there. Some localities have different names in different languages. For example, Hahndorf, South Australia, changed names three times within a 20-year period. Prior to 1918, the town was known as Hahndorf. It was renamed Ambleside in 1918 and returned to the name Hahndorf in 1935. The Aboriginal name for the area is Bukartilla.
-* Place names are often misspelled. Difficult names may have been shortened, and important diacritic marks may have been omitted.
-* Aboriginal names and spellings have been retained and in some cases anglicized. For example, Conkar may be found as Kongarong on some maps.
-* Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps.
-=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map ===
+To successfully research maps from Australia, 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 '''[[Australia Gazetteers]]''' article for more information.
-To do successful research in Australia, you must be able to identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because many towns have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can locate the correct town on a map. Gazetteers can help because they identify the district or state your ancestor’s town was in and distinguish it from other towns of the same name. (See the "[[Australia Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" article of this wiki.) Before using a map, search gazetteers, histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can, such as:
+== Types of Maps  ==
-* The state your ancestor’s town was in.
+Different types of maps help you in different ways, for example:
-* The state or country your ancestor came from.
-* The name of the town where your ancestor was baptized or married.
-* Towns where related ancestors lived.
-* The size of the town.
-* The occupation of your ancestor or his or her relatives (this may indicate the size or the industries of the town).
-* Nearby localities, such as large cities.
-* Nearby features, such as rivers and mountains.
-* Industries of the area.
-* Dates when the town was renamed.
-* Dates the town existed.
-* Other names by which the town was known.
-=== Finding Maps and Atlases ===
+*Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries, showing boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.<br>
+*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>
-Collections of maps and atlases are available at numerous historical societies and at public and university libraries.
+To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
-Major map collections for Australia can be found at the National Library of Australia. For the address, see the "[[Australia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" article of this wiki.
+[[Category:Australia]]
+[[Category:Maps by country]]
-The Family History Library has a small collection of Australian maps and atlases. These sources are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
+[[Category: Australia Maps and Gazetteers]] [[Category:Maps of Oceania]]
+[[Category:Maps]]
-* [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=336710&subject_disp=Australia+-+Maps&columns=*,180,0 AUSTRALIA - MAPS]
-Additional Map sources are available by adding a state to the Place Search.
-* AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - MAPS
-The following are helpful atlases and maps for Australia:
-* The ''Reader’s digest complete atlas of Australia including Papua-New Guinea''. Sydney, Australia: Reader’s Digest Association, 1968. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=198786&disp=The+Reader's+digest+complete+atlas+of+&columns=*,180,0 994 E3r].)
-* ''Australians: A Historical Library''. Volume 2, ''Australians, A Historical Atlas''. Broadway, N.S.W., Australia: Fairfax, Syme &amp; Weldon, 1987. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=630545&disp=Australians&columns=*,180,0 994 H2ah]Vol. 2.)
-The following is a directory of Australian maps and atlases:
-* O’Connor, Maura. ''Map collections in Australia: A directory.'' Canberra, A.C.T., Australia: National Library of Australia, 1991. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=670829&disp=Map+collections+in+Australia&columns=*,180,0 994 E74o].)
-=== Websites  ===
-*http://www.nla.gov.au/map/gazetteers.html
-[[Category:Australia]] [[Category:Maps_by_country]] [[Category:Gazetteers]]