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'' | '''''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York Genealogy|New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' Maps''' {{NY-sidebar}} | ||
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. | 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. | ||
== General == | |||
[[File:The British Colonies in North America 1763-1785.JPG|400px|right]] | [[File:The British Colonies in North America 1763-1785.JPG|400px|right]] | ||
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*[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. | ||
== 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. | 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. | ||
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*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|373717|item|disp=FHL film 1377700; 6016554–782}} | *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|373717|item|disp=FHL film 1377700; 6016554–782}} | ||
== City and County Maps == | |||
You can buy modern commercial maps of New York cities and counties from the following: | You can buy modern commercial maps of New York cities and counties from the following: | ||
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:*[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 | :*[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 | ||
== County and Town Formation and Boundary Changes == | |||
*For maps showing county and town formation in New York, see: | *For maps showing county and town formation in New York, see: | ||
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Thorne, Kathryn Ford, compiler. ''New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. {{FHL|471644|item|disp=FHL book 974.7 E7t}}.) Maps show when and where each county changed boundaries from colonial times to 1990. | Thorne, Kathryn Ford, compiler. ''New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. {{FHL|471644|item|disp=FHL book 974.7 E7t}}.) Maps show when and where each county changed boundaries from colonial times to 1990. | ||
== Atlases == | |||
*Wright, Albert Hazen. ''A Check List of the County Atlases of New York''. Ithaca, New York: A. H. Wright, 1943. {{FHL|218623|item|disp=FHL fiche 609391 (244 fiche); book 974.7}} This is study number 4 of New York Historical Source Studies. | *Wright, Albert Hazen. ''A Check List of the County Atlases of New York''. Ithaca, New York: A. H. Wright, 1943. {{FHL|218623|item|disp=FHL fiche 609391 (244 fiche); book 974.7}} This is study number 4 of New York Historical Source Studies. | ||
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== 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. {{FHL|341313|item|disp=FHL 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. | 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|341313|item|disp=FHL 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: | To find 7.5-, 15-, and 30-minute topographic quadrangle maps for New York published between 1884 and 1972, use: | ||
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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 Family History Library). | 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 Family History Library). | ||
== Web Sites == | |||
*Printable maps are available from the [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html National Atlas of the United States] | *Printable maps are available from the [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html National Atlas of the United States] | ||