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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 Library] | *[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/arkansas.html?p=print Arkansas Maps-Perry Castanada 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] | ||
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=== North Carolina === | === North Carolina === | ||
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=== South Carolina === | === South Carolina === | ||
=== Tennessee === | === Tennessee === | ||
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=== Virginia === | === West Virginia === | ||
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== See also == | |||
[[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]
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Library of Congress Map Collection
- Yale Univ Map Collection
- NOAA Office of Coast Surveys
- Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina
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]
- Arkansas County Maps
- Arkansas Maps-Perry Castanada Library
- Arkansas State Archives-Maps
- The Roads of Arkansas
- Baker, Russell P., Arkansas Township Atlas, 1819-1930,
Florida[edit | edit source]
Georgia[edit | edit source]
- Georgia Department of Archives and History
- Georgia Railway Map
- Georgia Maps-Perry Castanada Library
- Georgia Maps
- Hargrett Collection - University of Georgia
Kentucky[edit | edit source]
- Kentucky Place Names, University of Kentucky
- Kentuckiana Digital Library
- Filson Historical Society
- Kentucky Historical Society Catalog
Louisiana[edit | edit source]
Mississippi[edit | edit source]
Missouri[edit | edit source]
North Carolina[edit | edit source]
- North Carolina Maps, University of North Carolina
- North Carolina Maps-Perry Castanada Library
- North Carolina State Archives-Maps
- North Carolina Counties
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