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The New York State Library, New York State Archives, New York Public Library, New-York Historical Society, and most university and public libraries in major cities have extensive map collections. The Family History Library has few original maps but has many on microfilm and microfiche.
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Detailed patent maps may show where early settlers lived. An inventory of these is David Ellicott Evans Mix, ''Catalogue of Maps and Surveys in the Offices of the Secretary of State, State Engineer and Surveyor and Comptroller and the New York State Library'' (Albany, New York: Charles van Benthuysen, 1859; FHL film 947104 item 5; or 947,853, item 2). The New York State Archives also has a finding aid that lists the location of specific patent maps.  
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Street and ward maps are extremely helpful in doing research in city records. Successful census research often depends on finding maps that show ward boundaries, enumeration districts, or election districts. A large collection of pre-1900 ward maps for every major American city, including Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, New York, and Rochester, is ''Ward Maps of United States Cities'' (FHL film 1377700; microfiche 6016554–782). A helpful atlas for New York City research is ''Hagstrom Map Co., Hagstrom New York City 5 Borough Atlas, 22 edition.''(Maspeth, New York: Hagstrom Map, 1987; FHL book Q 974.71 E7h).  
== Online Resources ==
*See [[United States Maps]] for more resources.
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/New_York.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/newyork/ Maps of New York from MapofUS.org]. Includes boundary changes map.
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/new_york.gif University of Texas]
*[http://www.digital-topo-maps.com/county-map/new-york.shtml digital-topo-maps.com]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/county.htm NY Gen Web]
*[http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ New York State Library]
*[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml New York State Archives]
*[http://www.nypl.org/ New York Public Library]
*[https://www.nyhistory.org/web/ New York Historical Society]
*[http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/ Historic Cities]


An important set of maps at the Library of Congress is available at the Family History Library on microfiche. The Land Ownership Map Collection contains 109 maps for New York counties, showing the names of landowners and the location of their property (FHL fiche 6079710–818). They date from 1668–1899 but most are from the 1850s. They are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - MAPS. A description of each map is found in Richard W. Stephenson, ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress'' (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1967; FHL book 973 A3Loc).  
==Printed Publications==
Richard W. Stephenson, ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress'' (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1967) {{FSC|448424|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 A3Loc}}
*Wright, Albert Hazen. ''A Check List of the County Atlases of New York''. Ithaca, New York: A. H. Wright, 1943. {{FSC|218623|item|disp=FS Library fiche 609391 (244 fiche); book 974.7}} This is study number 4 of New York Historical Source Studies.
*Burr, David H. ''An Atlas of the State of New York.'' New York, NY: David H. Burr, 1829. Reprint, Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1970. {{FSC|292138|item|disp=FS Library film 813651 items 3–4}}
*Bien, Joseph R. ''Atlas of the State of New York''. New York, New York: J. Bien and Company, 1895. {{FSC|475871|item|disp=FS Library film 1870120}} This includes some of the original land patents.
*''New York State Atlas''. Albany, New York: New York State Department of Transportation, 1983. {{FSC|81963|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 E7n}}
*DeLorme Mapping Company, ''New York State Atlas & Gazetteer''. report, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. {{FSC|1355113|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 E7}}
*DeLorme Mapping Co. ''Upstate New York Street Maps''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. {{FSC|126067|item|disp=FS Library Q book 974.7 E7d}} This is an atlas of upstate urban areas from Middletown north to Plattsburgh, and Albany west to Buffalo. It has more than 80 cities and towns in all.
*''Hagstrom Map Co., Hagstrom New York City 5 Borough Atlas, 22 edition.'' Maspeth, New York: Hagstrom Map, 1987. {{FSC|658600|item |disp=FS Library Q book 974.71 E7h}}
*Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. {{FSC|545087|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 X2th}}
*''County Formations and Minor Civil Divisions of the State of New York''. Series B, Number 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978. {{FSC|153570|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6046845; book 929.1 G286gs}}
*Thorne, Kathryn Ford, compiler. ''New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. {{FSC|471644|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 E7t}}.) Maps show when and where each county changed boundaries from colonial times to 1990.  
*Albert Hazen Wright, ''A Check List of New York State County Maps Published 1779–1945'' (Ithaca, New York: Cornell University 1965) {{WorldCat|2469667|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}


For maps showing county and town formation in New York, see:
==Background==
*See [[Maps | Maps]] for more information.


Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. (FHL book 973 X2th.)
The New York State Library, New York State Archives, [[New York Public Library]], New-York Historical Society, and most university and public libraries in major cities have extensive map collections. The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has few original maps but has many on microfilm and microfiche.  


''County Formations and Minor Civil Divisions of the State of New York''. Series B, Number 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978. (FHL book Ref 929.1 G286gs Series B, no. 4; fiche 6046845.)
*An important set of maps at the Library of Congress is available at the FamilySearch Library on microfiche. The Land Ownership Map Collection contains 109 maps for New York counties, showing the names of landowners and the location of their property {{FSC|595910|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6079710–818}} They date from 1668–1899 but most are from the 1850s. They are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - MAPS.


For maps showing the county boundary changes in the New York City area, see:  
{{Block indent|1=*A description of each map is found in Richard W. Stephenson, ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress'' (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1967) {{FSC|448424|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 A3Loc}} A digital version is available through the FamilySearch Catalog entry.|2=1}}


Thorne, Kathryn Ford, compiler. ''New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. (FHL book 974.7 E7a.) Maps show when and where each county changed boundaries from colonial times to 1990.  
*[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.


To find 7.5-, 15-, and 30-minute topographic quadrangle maps for New York published between 1884 and 1972, use:  
=== Street and Ward Maps ===
 
Street and ward maps are extremely helpful in doing research in city records. Successful census research often depends on finding maps that show ward boundaries, enumeration districts, or election districts.
 
*A large collection of pre-1900 ward maps for every major American city, including Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, New York, and Rochester, is ''Ward Maps of United States Cities'' {{FSC|373717|item|disp=FS Library film 1377700; 6016554–782}}
 
=== City and County Maps  ===
 
You can buy modern commercial maps of New York cities and counties from the following:
 
*Hagstrom Map Company, Incorporated<br>46-35 54th Road<br>Maspeth, NY 11278<br>Telephone: 718-784-0055
 
*[http://www.jimapco.com/ Jimapco]<br>Box 1137<br>Clifton Park, NY 12065<br>Telephone: 518-899-5091
 
*Marshall Penn-York Company<br>538 Erie Boulevard West<br>Syracuse, NY 13204<br>Telephone: 315-422-2162<br>Fax: 315-422-2181<br>
 
*A simple ''outline map of New York counties'' is provided by the [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/new_york.gif University of Texas], or by [http://www.digital-topo-maps.com/county-map/new-york.shtml digital-topo-maps.com], or by [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/county.htm NY Gen Web].


United States Geological Survey. ''Topographic Maps of the United States: Historical Reference File''. Suitland, Maryland: National Archives and Records Service, 1978. The maps are arranged alphabetically by the name of the quadrangle:  
*You can order free maps of individual counties from local tourist bureaus and chambers of commerce. Most county highway departments sell county maps for a dollar or two. You can obtain a current price list with addresses called "Information on County Highway Maps" from:


*Adams-Buffalo (FHL film 1433814)
{{Block indent|*[https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/site-index Mapping Services Bureau]<br>New York State Department of Transportation<br>Building 4, Room 105, State Office Building Campus<br>1220 Washington Avenue<br>Albany, NY 12232<br>Telephone: 518-457-3555}}
*Buffalo-Cambridge (FHL film 1433815)
*Cuyler-Grindstone (FHL film 1433816)
*Grindstone-Ithaca (FHL film 1433817)
*Kasoag-Monticello (FHL film 1433818)
*Mt. Marcy-Owla Head (FHL film 1433819)
*Oxford-Port Jarvis (FHL film 1433820)
*Rochester-Roxbury (FHL film 1433821)
*Stoney Creek-Yankee Lake (FHL film 1433822)


To get the name of the quadrangle, use the ''Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America'', mentioned in the "[[New York Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" section of this outline.
=== County and Town Formation and Boundary Changes  ===


You can order topographic maps from:  
*For maps showing county and town formation in New York, see:


'''Branch of Distribution U.S. Geological Survey'''<br>507 National Center<br>Reston, VA 22092<br>Telephone: 703-648-6045<br>Internet: http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/
*Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. {{FSC|545087|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 X2th}}


'''United States/Canadian Map Service'''<br>P.O. Box 249<br>Neenah, WI 54957-0249<br>Telephone: 414-731-0101<br>Internet: http://www.gvsu.edu/library/govdoc/index.cfm?id=A4623179-DD2F-55E1-544D0EB814FE6111
''County Formations and Minor Civil Divisions of the State of New York''. Series B, Number 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978. {{FSC|153570|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6046845; book 929.1 G286gs}}


A bibliography of atlases and maps found in county histories is Albert Hazen Wright, ''A Check List of New York State County Maps Published 1779–1945'' (Ithaca, New York: Cornell University 1965; not at FHL).
*For maps showing the county boundary changes in the New York City area, see:


For a list of the county atlases of New York see:  
Thorne, Kathryn Ford, compiler. ''New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, New York: Simon &amp; Schuster, 1993. {{FSC|471644|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 E7t}}.) Maps show when and where each county changed boundaries from colonial times to 1990.


Wright, Albert Hazen. ''A Check List of the County Atlases of New York''. Ithaca, New York: A. H. Wright, 1943. (FHL book 974.7 A1 #244 fiche 609391.) This is study number 4 of New York Historical Source Studies.
=== Atlases ===


You can order free maps of individual counties from local tourist bureaus and chambers of commerce. Most county highway departments sell county maps for a dollar or two. You can obtain a current price list with addresses called "Information on County Highway Maps" from:
*Wright, Albert Hazen. ''A Check List of the County Atlases of New York''. Ithaca, New York: A. H. Wright, 1943. {{FSC|218623|item|disp=FS Library fiche 609391 (244 fiche); book 974.7}} This is study number 4 of New York Historical Source Studies.


'''Mapping Services Bureau'''<br>New York State Department of Transportation<br>Building 4, Room 105, State Office Building Campus<br>1220 Washington Avenue<br>Albany, NY 12232<br>Telephone: 518-457-3555<br>Internet: https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/site-index
*Burr, David H. ''An Atlas of the State of New York.'' New York, NY: David H. Burr, 1829. Reprint, Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1970. {{FSC|292138|item|disp=FS Library film 813651 items 3–4}}


You can buy modern commercial maps of New York cities and counties from:
*Bien, Joseph R. ''Atlas of the State of New York''. New York, New York: J. Bien and Company, 1895. {{FSC|475871|item|disp=FS Library film 1870120}} This includes some of the original land patents.


'''Hagstrom Map Company, Incorporated'''<br>46-35 54th Road<br>Maspeth, NY 11278<br>Telephone: 718-784-0055
*''New York State Atlas''. Albany, New York: New York State Department of Transportation, 1983. {{FSC|81963|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 E7n}}


'''Jimapco'''<br>Box 1137<br>Clifton Park, NY 12065<br>Telephone: 518-899-5091<br>Internet: http://www.jimapco.com/
*DeLorme Mapping Company, ''New York State Atlas &amp; Gazetteer''. report, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. {{FSC|1355113|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 E7}}


'''Marshall Penn-York Company'''<br>538 Erie Boulevard West<br>Syracuse, NY 13204<br>Telephone: 315-422-2162<br>Fax: 315-422-2181<br>Internet: http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0000552270-page.html
*DeLorme Mapping Co. ''Upstate New York Street Maps''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. {{FSC|126067|item|disp=FS Library Q book 974.7 E7d}} This is an atlas of upstate urban areas from Middletown north to Plattsburgh, and Albany west to Buffalo. It has more than 80 cities and towns in all.


The following state atlases may also be helpful to you:  
*A helpful atlas for New York City research is ''Hagstrom Map Co., Hagstrom New York City 5 Borough Atlas, 22 edition.'' Maspeth, New York: Hagstrom Map, 1987. {{FSC|658600|item |disp=FS Library Q book 974.71 E7h}}


Burr, David H. ''An Atlas of the State of New York.'' New York, NY: David H. Burr, 1829. Reprint, Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1970. (FHL film 813651 items 3–4.)
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Bien, Joseph R. ''Atlas of the State of New York''. New York, New York: J. Bien and Company, 1895. (FHL film 1870120) This includes some of the original land patents.
=== Patent Maps  ===


''New York State Atlas''. Albany, New York: New York State Department of Transportation, 1983. (FHL book Atlas 974.7 E7n.)
Detailed patent maps may show where early settlers lived. An inventory of these is David Ellicott Evans Mix, ''Catalogue of Maps and Surveys in the Offices of the Secretary of State, State Engineer and Surveyor and Comptroller and the New York State Library'' Albany, New York: Charles van Benthuysen, 1859. {{FSC|341313|item|disp=FS Library film 947104 item 5, 947853 item 2}} The New York State Archives also has a finding aid that lists the location of specific patent maps.  


DeLorme Mapping Company, ''New York State Atlas &amp; Gazetteer''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. (FHL book Q 974.7 E7m.)
=== Topographic Maps  ===


DeLorme Mapping Co. ''Upstate New York Street Maps''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. (FHL book Q 974.7 E7d.) This is an atlas of upstate urban areas from Middletown north to Plattsburgh, and Albany west to Buffalo. It has more than 80 cities and towns in all.
To find 7.5-, 15-, and 30-minute topographic quadrangle maps for New York published between 1884 and 1972, use:  


=== Web Sites  ===
United States Geological Survey. ''Topographic Maps of the United States: Historical Reference File''. Suitland, Maryland: National Archives and Records Service, 1978. The maps are arranged alphabetically by the name of the quadrangle:


http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/
*Adams-Buffalo {{FSC|154455|item|disp=1433814}}
*Buffalo-Cambridge {{FSC|154455|item|disp=1433815}}
*Cuyler-Grindstone {{FSC|154455|item|disp=1433816}}
*Grindstone-Ithaca {{FSC|154455|item|disp=1433817}}
*Kasoag-Monticello {{FSC|154455|item|disp=1433818}}
*Mt. Marcy-Owla Head {{FSC|154455|item|disp=1433819}}
*Oxford-Port Jarvis {{FSC|154455|item|disp=1433820}}
*Rochester-Roxbury {{FSC|154455|item|disp=1433821}}
*Stoney Creek-Yankee Lake {{FSC|154455|item|disp=1433822}}
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To get the name of the quadrangle, use the ''Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America'', mentioned in [[New York Gazetteers]].  
 
You can order topographic maps from:


http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml
*[http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/ Branch of Distribution U.S. Geological Survey]<br>507 National Center<br>Reston, VA 22092<br>Telephone: 703-648-6045


http://www.nypl.org/  
*[http://www.gvsu.edu/library/govdoc/index.cfm?id=A4623179-DD2F-55E1-544D0EB814FE6111 United States/Canadian Map Service]<br>P.O. Box 249<br>Neenah, WI 54957-0249<br>Telephone: 414-731-0101
</div>
=== Bibliography  ===


https://www.nyhistory.org/web/
A bibliography of atlases and maps found in county histories is Albert Hazen Wright, ''A Check List of New York State County Maps Published 1779–1945'' (Ithaca, New York: Cornell University 1965) {{WorldCat|2469667|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; not at FamilySearch Library).  


[http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/ <u>http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/</u>]
*Printable maps are available from the [https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/printable.html National Atlas of the United States]


[http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/ <u></u>]


Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html
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Printed Publications

Richard W. Stephenson, Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1967) FS Catalog book 973 A3Loc

  • Wright, Albert Hazen. A Check List of the County Atlases of New York. Ithaca, New York: A. H. Wright, 1943. FS Library fiche 609391 (244 fiche); book 974.7 This is study number 4 of New York Historical Source Studies.
  • Burr, David H. An Atlas of the State of New York. New York, NY: David H. Burr, 1829. Reprint, Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1970. FS Library film 813651 items 3–4
  • Bien, Joseph R. Atlas of the State of New York. New York, New York: J. Bien and Company, 1895. FS Library film 1870120 This includes some of the original land patents.
  • New York State Atlas. Albany, New York: New York State Department of Transportation, 1983. FS Catalog book 974.7 E7n
  • DeLorme Mapping Company, New York State Atlas & Gazetteer. report, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. FS Catalog book 974.7 E7
  • DeLorme Mapping Co. Upstate New York Street Maps. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. FS Library Q book 974.7 E7d This is an atlas of upstate urban areas from Middletown north to Plattsburgh, and Albany west to Buffalo. It has more than 80 cities and towns in all.
  • Hagstrom Map Co., Hagstrom New York City 5 Borough Atlas, 22 edition. Maspeth, New York: Hagstrom Map, 1987. FS Library Q book 974.71 E7h
  • Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. FS Catalog book 973 X2th
  • County Formations and Minor Civil Divisions of the State of New York. Series B, Number 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978. FS Library fiche 6046845; book 929.1 G286gs
  • Thorne, Kathryn Ford, compiler. New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. FS Catalog book 974.7 E7t.) Maps show when and where each county changed boundaries from colonial times to 1990.
  • Albert Hazen Wright, A Check List of New York State County Maps Published 1779–1945 (Ithaca, New York: Cornell University 1965) At various libraries (WorldCat)

Background

  • See Maps for more information.

The New York State Library, New York State Archives, New York Public Library, New-York Historical Society, and most university and public libraries in major cities have extensive map collections. The FamilySearch Library has few original maps but has many on microfilm and microfiche.

  • An important set of maps at the Library of Congress is available at the FamilySearch Library on microfiche. The Land Ownership Map Collection contains 109 maps for New York counties, showing the names of landowners and the location of their property FS Library fiche 6079710–818 They date from 1668–1899 but most are from the 1850s. They are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - MAPS.
*A description of each map is found in Richard W. Stephenson, Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1967) FS Catalog book 973 A3Loc A digital version is available through the FamilySearch Catalog entry.

Street and Ward Maps

Street and ward maps are extremely helpful in doing research in city records. Successful census research often depends on finding maps that show ward boundaries, enumeration districts, or election districts.

  • A large collection of pre-1900 ward maps for every major American city, including Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, New York, and Rochester, is Ward Maps of United States Cities FS Library film 1377700; 6016554–782

City and County Maps

You can buy modern commercial maps of New York cities and counties from the following:

  • Hagstrom Map Company, Incorporated
    46-35 54th Road
    Maspeth, NY 11278
    Telephone: 718-784-0055
  • Jimapco
    Box 1137
    Clifton Park, NY 12065
    Telephone: 518-899-5091
  • Marshall Penn-York Company
    538 Erie Boulevard West
    Syracuse, NY 13204
    Telephone: 315-422-2162
    Fax: 315-422-2181
  • You can order free maps of individual counties from local tourist bureaus and chambers of commerce. Most county highway departments sell county maps for a dollar or two. You can obtain a current price list with addresses called "Information on County Highway Maps" from:
*Mapping Services Bureau
New York State Department of Transportation
Building 4, Room 105, State Office Building Campus
1220 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12232
Telephone: 518-457-3555

County and Town Formation and Boundary Changes

  • For maps showing county and town formation in New York, see:
  • Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. FS Catalog book 973 X2th

County Formations and Minor Civil Divisions of the State of New York. Series B, Number 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978. FS Library fiche 6046845; book 929.1 G286gs

  • For maps showing the county boundary changes in the New York City area, see:

Thorne, Kathryn Ford, compiler. New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. FS Catalog book 974.7 E7t.) Maps show when and where each county changed boundaries from colonial times to 1990.

Atlases

  • Burr, David H. An Atlas of the State of New York. New York, NY: David H. Burr, 1829. Reprint, Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1970. FS Library film 813651 items 3–4
  • Bien, Joseph R. Atlas of the State of New York. New York, New York: J. Bien and Company, 1895. FS Library film 1870120 This includes some of the original land patents.
  • DeLorme Mapping Company, New York State Atlas & Gazetteer. report, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. FS Catalog book 974.7 E7
  • DeLorme Mapping Co. Upstate New York Street Maps. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. FS Library Q book 974.7 E7d This is an atlas of upstate urban areas from Middletown north to Plattsburgh, and Albany west to Buffalo. It has more than 80 cities and towns in all.
  • A helpful atlas for New York City research is Hagstrom Map Co., Hagstrom New York City 5 Borough Atlas, 22 edition. Maspeth, New York: Hagstrom Map, 1987. FS Library Q book 974.71 E7h


Patent Maps

Detailed patent maps may show where early settlers lived. An inventory of these is David Ellicott Evans Mix, Catalogue of Maps and Surveys in the Offices of the Secretary of State, State Engineer and Surveyor and Comptroller and the New York State Library Albany, New York: Charles van Benthuysen, 1859. FS Library film 947104 item 5, 947853 item 2 The New York State Archives also has a finding aid that lists the location of specific patent maps.

Topographic Maps

To find 7.5-, 15-, and 30-minute topographic quadrangle maps for New York published between 1884 and 1972, use:

United States Geological Survey. Topographic Maps of the United States: Historical Reference File. Suitland, Maryland: National Archives and Records Service, 1978. The maps are arranged alphabetically by the name of the quadrangle:

To get the name of the quadrangle, use the Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America, mentioned in New York Gazetteers.

You can order topographic maps from:

Bibliography

A bibliography of atlases and maps found in county histories is Albert Hazen Wright, A Check List of New York State County Maps Published 1779–1945 (Ithaca, New York: Cornell University 1965) At various libraries (WorldCat); not at FamilySearch Library).



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Major
Repositories
Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute · Albany Institute of History and Art · Bronx County Historical Society · Brooklyn Historical Society · Buffalo and Erie County Public Library · Children's Aid Society · Cornell University Library · Historic Hudson Valley Library · Holland Society of New York · Huguenot Society of America · Leo Baeck Institute · Montgomery County Department of History and Archives · National Archives at New York City · New England Historic Genealogical Society (Boston MA) · New York City Department of Records · New York City Municipal Reference and Research Center · New York Foundling Hospital · New York Genealogical and Biographical Society · New-York Historical Society · New York Public Library · New York State Archives · New York State Council of Genealogical Organizations · New York State Department of Health · New York State Historical Association · New York State Library · Onondaga Historical Association · Queens Historical Society · Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Netherlands) · SUNY Fredonia Reed Library · Staten Island Historical Society · Steele Memorial Library · Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland, OH)
Migration
Routes



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