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[[ | [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] | ||
Maps 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 are especially useful for finding communities that no longer exist. <br> | Maps 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 are especially useful for finding communities that no longer exist. <br> | ||
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*[http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html Family History 101] | *[http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html Family History 101] | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
*[http://www.geonames.org The GeoNames gazetteer] | *[http://www.geonames.org The GeoNames gazetteer] | ||
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*Library of Congress, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?nocheck=1&&category=Maps "American Memory"] collection | *Library of Congress, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?nocheck=1&&category=Maps "American Memory"] collection | ||
*[http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable.html#fedlands National Atlas] | *[http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable.html#fedlands National Atlas] | ||
*United States [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/territorialacquisition.html#list territorial acquisitions] | *United States [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/territorialacquisition.html#list territorial acquisitions] | ||
*Principal Meridians and Base Lines Governing the United States Public Land Surveys. [http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/meridians.htm Cadastral Survey] | *Principal Meridians and Base Lines Governing the United States Public Land Surveys. [http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/meridians.htm Cadastral Survey] | ||
== References | == References == | ||
*Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States.'' McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. | *Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States.'' McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. | ||
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*Wilford, John Noble. ''The Mapmakers.'' Rev. ed. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. | *Wilford, John Noble. ''The Mapmakers.'' Rev. ed. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. | ||
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