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Maps will help you locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, place names, parishes, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration/transportation routes. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes or finding communities that no longer exist. You can find maps at [https://www.google.com/maps Google Maps], [https://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey's Historical Maps Collection], [https://www.oldmapsonline.org/ Old Maps Online Collection], [https://www.loc.gov/maps/collections/ Library of Congress Maps Collection], [https://collections.leventhalmap.org/ Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library], [Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]. You may also find maps at other archives, libraries and historical societies. | Maps will help you locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, place names, parishes, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration/transportation routes. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes or finding communities that no longer exist. You can find maps at [https://www.google.com/maps Google Maps], [https://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey's Historical Maps Collection], [https://www.oldmapsonline.org/ Old Maps Online Collection], [https://www.loc.gov/maps/collections/ Library of Congress Maps Collection], [https://collections.leventhalmap.org/ Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library], [Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]. You may also find maps at other archives, libraries and historical societies. | ||
Maps are published either individually or as an atlas. An | Maps are published either individually or as an atlas. An atlas is a bound collection of maps. Use tools like gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, historical geographies, encyclopedias, and history texts to get the most out of maps. | ||
For more information about how to use maps for research, go to [https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/use-online-maps-for-genealogy/ Five Ways to Use Online Historical Maps for Genealogy]. | For more information about how to use maps for research, go to [https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/use-online-maps-for-genealogy/ Five Ways to Use Online Historical Maps for Genealogy]. | ||