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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 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.

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 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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-Maps show places, geographical features, transportation routes, and 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/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]
+*[http://boxpis.ru/ Archival Maps of Russia]
-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:
+== Tips for Using Maps  ==
-Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, land owners, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.
+Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:
-County maps, county atlases, and topographical maps give good county and land information.
+*There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a '''[[Russia 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>
-City maps with street names and political ward boundaries are extremely helpful when researching large cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg.
+For more tips and information on using maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
-''' http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html'''
+=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===
-'''[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/LocationRussia.png [[Image:800px-LocationRussia.png|Image:LocationRussia.png]]]'''
+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.
-Map of the current '''Federation of Russia''' which covers 11 time zones.
+== Types of Maps  ==
-''''''
+Different types of maps help you in different ways, for example:
-'''Maps of historic Russia''' http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#russia
+*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>
-'''Map of Russia’s Ethnic Republics'''
+To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
-http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/russia_ethnic94.jpg
+[[Category:Russia]]
+[[Category:Maps by country]]
-'''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.