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=== Southern Region  ===
=== Southern Region  ===


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*[http://http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina]
*[http://http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina]


'''See also: '''[[United States Maps]]
'''See also: '''[[United States Maps]]  


=== Alabama  ===
=== Alabama  ===
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/arkansas.html?p=print Arkansas Maps-Perry Castanada&nbsp;Library]  
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/arkansas.html?p=print Arkansas Maps-Perry Castanada&nbsp;Library]  
*[http://usgwarchives.org/maps/arkansas/ Arkansas State Archives-Maps]  
*[http://usgwarchives.org/maps/arkansas/ Arkansas State Archives-Maps]  
*The Roads of Arkansas
*The Roads of Arkansas  
*Baker, Russell P., ''Arkansas Township Atlas, 1819-1930,''
*Baker, Russell P., ''Arkansas Township Atlas, 1819-1930,''


=== Florida ===
=== Florida ===
 
=== Georgia  ===
=== Georgia  ===


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=== Louisiana ===
 
=== Louisiana ===
 
=== Mississippi  ===
=== Mississippi  ===


*[http://www.olemiss.edu/ University of Mississippi-maps from 1900]  
*[http://www.olemiss.edu/ University of Mississippi-maps from 1900]  
*[http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Department of Archives]
*[http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Department of Archives]
=== Missouri ===
 
=== Missouri ===
 
=== North Carolina  ===
=== North Carolina  ===


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=== South Carolina  ===
=== South Carolina  ===


=== Tennessee ===
=== Tennessee ===
=== Texas ===
 
=== Texas ===
 
=== Virginia  ===


=== Virginia ===
=== West Virginia ===


=== West Virginia ===
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== See also  ==


== See also ==
[[United States Maps]] | [[Rural Records of the Southern United States]]  
[[United States Maps]] | [[Rural Records of the Southern United States]]
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Revision as of 11:09, 7 May 2010

Maps are essential when doing genealogical research. Maps can help determine:

  • Jurisdictions and boundaries
  • Geographical and physical features
  • Relationships between towns and counties

Use many sources to locate a map closest to the time period your ancestor lived in a certain location.


Here are some references and web sites to assist you in locating maps.


Southern Region[edit | edit source]

See also: United States Maps

Alabama[edit | edit source]

  • Alabama Maps
  • Alabama Maps-Perry Castaneda Libary
  • Alabama Burned Counties
  • H.C. Hudgins & Co., Railroad and County Map of Alabama, (Atlanta: H. C.Hudgins, [19--].)
  • Sara Elizabeth Mason, A List of the Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama, (Birmingham Public Library, 1973.)
  • W. Craig Remington and Thomas Kallsen, ed., Historical Atlas of Alabama, (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 1997.)
  • Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp., Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1996.)


Arkansas[edit | edit source]

Florida[edit | edit source]

Georgia[edit | edit source]


Kentucky[edit | edit source]


Louisiana[edit | edit source]

Mississippi[edit | edit source]

Missouri[edit | edit source]

North Carolina[edit | edit source]

South Carolina[edit | edit source]

Tennessee[edit | edit source]

Texas[edit | edit source]

Virginia[edit | edit source]

West Virginia[edit | edit source]








See also[edit | edit source]

United States Maps | Rural Records of the Southern United States