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To select the right kind of map to solve a genealogical problem, it is helpful to know what kinds of information each type of map displays.<ref>Most of the information from this section is taken from ''More than One Kind of Map'', by George G Morgan, Orem, Utah: Ancestry.com, 08 September 2000 [http://learn.ancestry.com/LearnMore/Article.aspx?id=2299 http://learn.ancestry.com/LearnMore/Article.aspx?id=2299]</ref> | To select the right kind of map to solve a genealogical problem, it is helpful to know what kinds of information each type of map displays.<ref>Most of the information from this section is taken from ''More than One Kind of Map'', by George G Morgan, Orem, Utah: Ancestry.com, 08 September 2000 [http://learn.ancestry.com/LearnMore/Article.aspx?id=2299 http://learn.ancestry.com/LearnMore/Article.aspx?id=2299]</ref> | ||
=== Atlases === | |||
=== Census maps === | |||
=== Chamber of commerce maps === | |||
=== City and town maps === | |||
=== County, parish, or province maps === | |||
=== Fire insurance maps (Sanborn maps) === | |||
=== Land ownership (cadastral) maps and plat books === | |||
=== Military maps === | |||
=== Railroad maps === | |||
=== Topographic or geologic maps === | |||
*'''Atlases''': bound collections of maps. | *'''Atlases''': bound collections of maps. | ||