Websites for Family History Beginners: Difference between revisions

20. [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic United States and its Territories Geographic Names Information System]<br>21. [http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/ Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names]: This website allows you to search for a geographic name and shows the heirarchy of jurisdictions associated with that location.<br>22. [http://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey Map Collection]: A collection of over 21,000 historic maps online. The website includes a link to the David Rumsey Blog for additional information.<br>23. [http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]: The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection is an extensive collection of maps at The University of Texas at Austin. Many have been scanned and are available online, most of which are public domain.<br>