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Maps are essential when doing genealogical research. Maps can help determine:

Jurisdictions and boundaries
Geographical and physical features
Relationships between towns and counties

Use many sources to locate a map closest to the time period your ancestor lived in a certain location.

Here are some references and web sites to assist you in locating maps.

Southern Region

See also: United States Maps

Alabama

Alabama Maps
Alabama Maps-Perry Castaneda Library
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Alabama counties
H.C. Hudgins & Co., Railroad and County Map of Alabama, (Atlanta: H. C. Hudgins, [19--].)
Sara Elizabeth Mason, A List of the Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama, (Birmingham Public Library, 1973.)
W. Craig Remington and Thomas Kallsen, ed., Historical Atlas of Alabama, (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 1997.)
Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp., Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1996.)

Arkansas

Arkansas County Maps
Arkansas Maps-Perry Castanada Library
Arkansas State Archives-Maps
The Roads of Arkansas, (Fredericksburg, Texas: Shearer, 1990.)
Russell P. Baker, Arkansas Township Atlas, 1819-1930, (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society, 2006.)
Richard M. Smith, The Atlas of Arkansas, (Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1989.)

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+=== Southern Region  ===
+*[http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Historical Map Collection]
+*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html Library of Congress Map Collection]
+*[http://www.library.yale.edu/MapColl/online.html Yale Univ Map Collection]
+*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina]
+'''See also: '''[[United States Maps]]
 === Alabama  ===
-*[http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/index.html Alabama Maps]
+*[https://alabamamaps.ua.edu/index.html Alabama Maps]
-*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/alabama.html Alabama Maps-Perry Castaneda Libary]
+*[https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/alabama.html Alabama Maps-Perry Castaneda Library]
-*[http://archives.alabama.gov/REFERENC/firemap.gif Alabama Burned Counties]
+*[https://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/FireInsurance/1_County%20Index.html Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps] for Alabama counties
-*H.C. Hudgins &amp; Co., ''Railroad and County Map of Alabama'', (Atlanta: H. C.Hudgins, [19--].)
+*H.C. Hudgins &amp; Co., ''Railroad and County Map of Alabama'', (Atlanta: H. C. Hudgins, [19--].)
 *Sara Elizabeth Mason, ''A List of the Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama'', (Birmingham Public Library, 1973.)
 *W. Craig Remington and Thomas Kallsen, ed., ''Historical Atlas of Alabama'', (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 1997.)
-*Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp.,&nbsp;''Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'', (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1996.)
+*Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp., ''Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'', (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1996.)
+=== Arkansas  ===
-<br>
+*[http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/arkansas/arkansas-county-map.html Arkansas County Maps]
+*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/arkansas.html?p=print Arkansas Maps-Perry Castanada Library]
+*[http://usgwarchives.net/maps/arkansas/ Arkansas State Archives-Maps]
+*''The Roads of Arkansas'', (Fredericksburg, Texas: Shearer, 1990.)
+*Russell P. Baker, ''Arkansas Township Atlas, 1819-1930,'' (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society, 2006.)
+*Richard M. Smith, ''The Atlas of Arkansas'', (Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1989.)
+=== Florida  ===
 === Georgia  ===
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 *[http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/georgia/georgia-railway-map.html Georgia Railway Map]
 *[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/georgia.html Georgia Maps-Perry Castanada Library]
 *[http://www.yellowmaps.com/maps/georgia_state_map.htm Georgia Maps]
+*[http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html Hargrett Collection - University of Georgia]
+<br>
 === Kentucky  ===
+*[https://www.kyatlas.com/ Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer]
+*[http://kdl.kyvl.org/ Kentuckiana Digital Library]
+*[http://www.filsonhistorical.org Filson Historical Society]
+*[https://history.ky.gov/explore/catalog-research-tools Kentucky Historical Society Catalogs]
+<br>
+=== Louisiana  ===
 === Mississippi  ===
+*[http://www.olemiss.edu/ University of Mississippi-maps from 1900]
+*[http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Department of Archives]
+=== Missouri  ===
 === North Carolina  ===
-=== Tennessee ===
+*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/ncmaps/ North Carolina Maps, University of North Carolina]
+*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/north_carolina.html North Carolina Maps-Perry Castanada Library]
+*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/maps.htm North Carolina State Archives-Maps]
+*[http://www.northcarolinacountymaps.com/ North Carolina Counties]
+=== South Carolina  ===
+=== Tennessee  ===
-=== Virginia ===
+=== Texas  ===
+=== Virginia  ===
+=== West Virginia  ===
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+== See also  ==
+[[United States Maps]] | [[Rural Records of the Southern United States]]
-== See also ==
+[[Category:United States Maps]]
-[[United States Maps]] | [[Rural Records of the Southern United States]]