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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
*[http://www.mapofus.org/alabama/ Maps of Alabama | *[http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/Alabama/ David Rumsey Map Collection] is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. | ||
*[http://www.mapofus.org/alabama/ Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)] - County Boundary Maps, D.O.T Highway Maps and Old Atlases Maps<br> | |||
*[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/pages/Alabama.html Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries] | *[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/pages/Alabama.html Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries] | ||
*[http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/index.html Alabama Historical Maps] | |||
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/alabama.html University of Texas Map Collection] | |||
*[http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html Printable maps] are also available from the National Atlas of the United States | |||
*[http://www.netstate.com/states/maps/al_maps.htm Links to Alabama maps online] | |||
== Alabama Maps == | |||
Several types of maps are useful for genealogists. Some give historical background of the area or show migration routes such as roads, rivers, and railroads. Topographical maps show physical features, such as creeks and hills, and man-made features, such as roads, cemeteries, and churches. Plat and land ownership maps and other types of maps are described in [[United States Maps]]. Many maps are in published atlases. In the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog], atlases and maps are both listed under the heading "Maps." | Several types of maps are useful for genealogists. Some give historical background of the area or show migration routes such as roads, rivers, and railroads. Topographical maps show physical features, such as creeks and hills, and man-made features, such as roads, cemeteries, and churches. Plat and land ownership maps and other types of maps are described in [[United States Maps]]. Many maps are in published atlases. In the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog], atlases and maps are both listed under the heading "Maps." | ||
The Auburn University Library Special Collections Department has an extensive collection of maps of Alabama. The Family History Library has a few historical maps and general highway maps. | The Auburn University Library Special Collections Department has an extensive collection of maps of Alabama. The Family History Library has a few historical maps and general highway maps. | ||
[[Image:Alabama-county-map.gif| | [[Image:Alabama-county-map.gif|left|220px|Alabama-county-map.gif]]Maps for 1800, 1808, 1809, 1812, 1815, 1818, 1820, 1823, 1825, 1830, 1832, 1840, 1850, 1870, and 1903 are included in Marilyn Davis Barefield’s ''Researching in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1987. {{FHL|976.1 D27b|disp=FHL Book 976.1 D27b}}. This book has a chapter about records that can help you research in the "burned counties." The book includes information about valuable records collections in various libraries and archives. | ||
Maps showing county boundaries, rivers, railroads, townships, roads, mountains, valleys, and other geographic features for Alabama for 1823, 1838, 1862, and 1960 and a map showing the Alabama area during the Revolutionary War period are in the following book: | Maps showing county boundaries, rivers, railroads, townships, roads, mountains, valleys, and other geographic features for Alabama for 1823, 1838, 1862, and 1960 and a map showing the Alabama area during the Revolutionary War period are in the following book: | ||
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[[Category:Alabama_Maps]] [[Category:Maps_of_the_United_States_by_state]] | [[Category:Alabama_Maps]] [[Category:Maps_of_the_United_States_by_state]] | ||
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