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| === Southern Region  === | === Southern Region  === | ||
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| *[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html Library of Congress 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://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]] | '''See also: '''[[United States Maps]]   | ||
| === Alabama  === | === Alabama  === | ||
| *[ | *[https://alabamamaps.ua.edu/index.html Alabama Maps]   | ||
| *[ | *[https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/alabama.html Alabama Maps-Perry Castaneda Library]   | ||
| *[ | *[https://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/FireInsurance/1_County%20Index.html Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps] for Alabama counties | ||
| *H.C. Hudgins & Co., ''Railroad and County Map of Alabama'', (Atlanta: H. C.Hudgins, [19--].)   | *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.)   | *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.)   | *W. Craig Remington and Thomas Kallsen, ed., ''Historical Atlas of Alabama'', (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 1997.)   | ||
| *Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp., | *Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp., ''Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'', (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1996.) | ||
| === Arkansas  === | === Arkansas  === | ||
| *[http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/arkansas/arkansas-county-map.html Arkansas County Maps]   | *[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 | *[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/arkansas.html?p=print Arkansas Maps-Perry Castanada Library]   | ||
| *[http://usgwarchives. | *[http://usgwarchives.net/maps/arkansas/ Arkansas State Archives-Maps]   | ||
| *The Roads of Arkansas | *''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  === | === Georgia  === | ||
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| === Kentucky  === | === Kentucky  === | ||
| *[ | *[https://www.kyatlas.com/ Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer]   | ||
| *[http://kdl.kyvl.org/ Kentuckiana Digital Library]   | *[http://kdl.kyvl.org/ Kentuckiana Digital Library]   | ||
| *[http://www.filsonhistorical.org Filson Historical Society]   | *[http://www.filsonhistorical.org Filson Historical Society]   | ||
| *[ | *[https://history.ky.gov/explore/catalog-research-tools Kentucky Historical Society Catalogs] | ||
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| === Louisiana === | |||
| === Louisiana  === | |||
| === Mississippi  === | === Mississippi  === | ||
| *[http://www.olemiss.edu/ University of Mississippi-maps from 1900]   | *[http://www.olemiss.edu/ University of Mississippi-maps from 1900]   | ||
| *[http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Department of Archives] | *[http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Department of Archives] | ||
| === Missouri === | |||
| === Missouri  === | |||
| === North Carolina  === | === North Carolina  === | ||
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| === South Carolina  === | === South Carolina  === | ||
| === Tennessee === | === Tennessee  === | ||
| === Texas === | |||
| === Texas  === | |||
| === Virginia  === | |||
| === Virginia === | === West Virginia  === | ||
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| == See also  == | |||
| [[United States Maps]] | [[Rural Records of the Southern United States]]  | |||
| [[Category:United States Maps]] | |||
| [[United States Maps | |||
Latest revision as of 15:25, 13 December 2023
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
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Library of Congress Map Collection
- Yale Univ Map Collection
- Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina
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.)
Florida
Georgia
- Georgia Department of Archives and History
- Georgia Railway Map
- Georgia Maps-Perry Castanada Library
- Georgia Maps
- Hargrett Collection - University of Georgia
Kentucky
- Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer
- Kentuckiana Digital Library
- Filson Historical Society
- Kentucky Historical Society Catalogs
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
- North Carolina Maps, University of North Carolina
- North Carolina Maps-Perry Castanada Library
- North Carolina State Archives-Maps
- North Carolina Counties
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
See also
United States Maps | Rural Records of the Southern United States