Make sure you're looking for the records in the right place by checking maps of the time period. Also check the "Handybook for Genealogists" or [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Red_Book:_American_State,_County,_and_Town_Sources "Redbook"] for state or county line boundary changes. You can find some helpful links on our [[Geographic Resources]] page. | Make sure you're looking for the records in the right place by checking maps of the time period. Also check the "Handybook for Genealogists" or [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Red_Book:_American_State,_County,_and_Town_Sources "Redbook"] for state or county line boundary changes. You can find some helpful links on our [[Geographic Resources]] page. |