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Mississippi Wiki Topics

Beginning Research

Record Types

Mississippi Background

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

See United States Maps for more resources.
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries at the Newberry Library
Geographical Names Information System
Maps of Mississippi from MapofUS.org. Includes boundary changes map.

Background[edit | edit source]

See Maps for more information.

Some useful maps are found in Mississippi Maps, 1816-1873 (Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1970; FamilySearch Library book Q 976.2 A1 No. 1).

Mississippi maps for 1823, 1838, 1857, 1862, 1878, 1884, and 1917 are on FS Library film 002083 items 5-12.

The University of Mississippi has a large collection of maps dating from 1900. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has a smaller collection of maps but has useful atlases and national gazetteers.

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has a digital Historical Map Collection.

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.

Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States.

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-Some useful maps are found in ''Mississippi Maps, 1816-1873'' (Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1970; FHL book Q 976.2 A1 No. 1).
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+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Maps|U.S. Maps]]
+| link3=[[Mississippi, United States Genealogy|Mississippi]]
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+| link5=[[Mississippi Maps|Maps]]
+}}
+__TOC__
+== Online Resources ==
+*See [[United States Maps]] for more resources.
+*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Mississippi.html Atlas of Historical County Boundaries] at the Newberry Library
+*[https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names Geographical Names Information System]
+*[http://www.mapofus.org/mississippi/ Maps of Mississippi from MapofUS.org]. Includes boundary changes map.
+<br><br>
-Mississippi maps for 1823, 1838, 1857, 1862, 1878, 1884, and 1917 are on FHL film 002083 items 5-12.
+==Background==
+*See [[Maps | Maps]] for more information.
+Some useful maps are found in ''Mississippi Maps, 1816-1873'' (Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1970; FamilySearch Library {{FSC|151985|title-id|disp=book Q 976.2 A1 No. 1}}).
-The University of Mississippi has a large collection of maps dating from 1900. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has a smaller collection of maps but has useful atlases and national gazetteers.
+[[Mississippi Genealogy|Mississippi]] maps for 1823, 1838, 1857, 1862, 1878, 1884, and 1917 are on {{FSC|002083|film|disp=FS Library film 002083 items 5-12}}.
+The University of Mississippi has a large collection of maps dating from 1900. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has a smaller collection of maps but has useful atlases and national gazetteers.
+The [http://mdah.ms.gov/ Mississippi Department of Archives and History] has a digital [https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps Historical Map Collection.<br>]
+[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.
+[https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/printable.html Printable maps] are also available from the National Atlas of the United States.
+[[Category:Maps of the United States by state]]
+[[Category:Mississippi, United States]]