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Maps and atlases are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes.Historical maps often show communities that no longer exist.  
Maps and atlases are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes.Historical maps often show communities that no longer exist.  


For maps illustrating how Tennessee county boundaries have changed over time, visit the free online [http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/tn_cf.html Tennessee County Formation Maps], courtesy: [http://www.familyhistory101.com/ FamilyHistory101.com] and [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0].
For maps illustrating how Tennessee county boundaries have changed over time, visit the free online [http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/tn_cf.html Tennessee County Formation Maps], courtesy: [http://www.familyhistory101.com/ FamilyHistory101.com] and [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0].  


The Tennessee State Department of Archives and Libraries has the largest collection of Tennessee maps. They are accessible through a card file in the Manuscript Reading Room. The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] (TSLA) is in the beginning stages of posting digital copies of historical maps on their website through the [http://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmaps Tennessee Virtual Archives (TEVA)]. Among the collection is a 1907 historical map showing Davidson County civil districts and the plotted residences of families living within those districts. Other maps from 1795 and 1806 show early waterways and settlements. The Department of Transportation in Nashville also has a large collection of maps and atlases for the state.  
The Tennessee State Department of Archives and Libraries has the largest collection of Tennessee maps. They are accessible through a card file in the Manuscript Reading Room. The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] (TSLA) is in the beginning stages of posting digital copies of historical maps on their website through the [http://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmaps Tennessee Virtual Archives (TEVA)]. Among the collection is a 1907 historical map showing Davidson County civil districts and the plotted residences of families living within those districts. Other maps from 1795 and 1806 show early waterways and settlements. The Department of Transportation in Nashville also has a large collection of maps and atlases for the state.  
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*''Rand, McNally & Company’s Indexed Atlas of the World.'' 1885. Reprint, Searcy, Arkansas: Presley Research, 1978. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=639141&disp=Reprint%2C+Rand%2C+McNally+%26+Company%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 E7rm] 1885.) This shows railroads, major and minor waterways, county boundaries, and county seats of Tennessee.  
*''Rand, McNally & Company’s Indexed Atlas of the World.'' 1885. Reprint, Searcy, Arkansas: Presley Research, 1978. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=639141&disp=Reprint%2C+Rand%2C+McNally+%26+Company%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 E7rm] 1885.) This shows railroads, major and minor waterways, county boundaries, and county seats of Tennessee.  
*Mead, H.D. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/kentuckytennesse00mead Kentucky and Tennessee. A Complete Guide to Their Railroads, Stations and Distances, Connections North and South; Their Rivers, Landings]. ''Louisville, H.E. 1867. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive.
*Mead, H.D. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/kentuckytennesse00mead Kentucky and Tennessee. A Complete Guide to Their Railroads, Stations and Distances, Connections North and South; Their Rivers, Landings]. ''Louisville, H.E. 1867. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive.
List of post offices in Tennessee and their dates of operation will be helpful to genealogists and historians hoping to identify the location of a particular place name. [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/places/postoff.htm Tennessee State Archives] has a list of the post offices. Users should be aware that the county listed is the county in which the post office was located at the time of its creation. Later changes in county boundary lines may have affected the home county of that post office. This list is based on records at National Archives listing postmaster appointments from 1832 to 1971 (see National Archives microfilm publications M1131 and M841).


See [[Tennessee Gazetteers|Tennessee Gazetteers]], [[United States Maps|United States Maps]], and [[United States Gazetteers|United States Gazetteers]] for more resources regarding places in Tennessee. Also check the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
See [[Tennessee Gazetteers|Tennessee Gazetteers]], [[United States Maps|United States Maps]], and [[United States Gazetteers|United States Gazetteers]] for more resources regarding places in Tennessee. Also check the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
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[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives]  
[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives]  


[http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/ Tenn<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277840913396_420" />essee Department of Transportation]
[http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/ Tenn<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277840913396_420" />essee Department of Transportation]  


[http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/about/maps.html Maps, Tennessee.gov]  
[http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/about/maps.html Maps, Tennessee.gov]  


[http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/tn_cf.html My Tennessee Genealogy]&nbsp;Includes free version of AniMap 3.0.
[http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/tn_cf.html My Tennessee Genealogy]&nbsp;Includes free version of AniMap 3.0.  


Printable maps are also available online from the [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html National Atlas of the United States].{{Tennessee|Tennessee}}  
Printable maps are also available online from the [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html National Atlas of the United States].{{Tennessee|Tennessee}}  


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