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{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Maps are used to locate the places where your ancestor lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes. Historical maps are especially useful for finding communities that no longer exist. | {{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Maps are used to locate the places where your ancestor lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes. Historical maps are especially useful for finding communities that no longer exist. | ||
For maps illustrating how Kentucky county boundaries have changed over time, visit the free online [http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ Kentucky County Formation Maps], courtesy: [http://www.mapofus.org/ MapofUS.org] and [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0] or [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/pages/Kentucky.html Newberry ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''] for Kentucky. Type year of interest. Click '''County Index''' for history of boundary changes. | For maps illustrating how Kentucky county boundaries have changed over time, visit the free online [http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ Kentucky County Formation Maps], courtesy: [http://www.mapofus.org/ MapofUS.org] and [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0] or [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/pages/Kentucky.html Newberry ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''] for Kentucky. Type year of interest. Click '''County Index''' for history of boundary changes. <br><br> The Kentucky Department of Commerce in Frankfort has a large collection of maps and atlases for the state. The Kentucky Historical Society and the University of Kentucky in Lexington also have good collections. Some maps and atlases for [[Kentucky]] include the following: | ||
*''Kentucky: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, NY: Charles Schribner’s Sons, 1995. {{FHL|773702|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 E3k.}} This volume contains maps of each county of Kentucky that trace the boundary changes that occurred. It is part of a project of the Newberry Library to create historic county atlases for each of the 48 states of the continental United States. | *''Kentucky: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, NY: Charles Schribner’s Sons, 1995. {{FHL|773702|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 E3k.}} This volume contains maps of each county of Kentucky that trace the boundary changes that occurred. It is part of a project of the Newberry Library to create historic county atlases for each of the 48 states of the continental United States. | ||
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*''Ward Maps of United States Cities: Microfilm Reproduction of 232 Maps Described in Ward Maps of United States Cities''. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, [1975?] {{FHL|373717|item|disp=FHL film 1377700; fiche 6016667–70}} [containing Louisville, Ky.]. | *''Ward Maps of United States Cities: Microfilm Reproduction of 232 Maps Described in Ward Maps of United States Cities''. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, [1975?] {{FHL|373717|item|disp=FHL film 1377700; fiche 6016667–70}} [containing Louisville, Ky.]. | ||
*[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. | *[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. | ||
*[http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/ky-maps.html Kentucky State and County Maps] - County Boundary Maps, D.O.T Highway Maps and Old Atlases Maps<br> | *[http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/ky-maps.html Kentucky State and County Maps] - County Boundary Maps, D.O.T Highway Maps and Old Atlases Maps<br> | ||
*[http://www.hearthstonelegacy.com/kentucky-county-map-ky-counties.htm State map of Kentucky] showing the location of each Kentucky County is on Hearthstone Legacy.<br> | |||
See [[Kentucky Gazetteers]], [[United States Gazetteers]], and [[United States Maps]] for more resources regarding places in Kentucky. Also check the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | See [[Kentucky Gazetteers]], [[United States Gazetteers]], and [[United States Maps]] for more resources regarding places in Kentucky. Also check the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||