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''[[United States]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Georgia_Maps|Maps]]''  
''[[United States]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Georgia_Maps|Maps]]''  


The largest collection of maps for [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] is found at the Georgia Surveyor General office at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. For information about this collection see:
=== Georgia Archives ===


*Blake, Janice Gayle. ''Pre-Nineteenth Century Maps in the Collection of the Georgia Surveyor General Department.'' Atlanta, Georgia: Surveyor General Department, 1976.  
The largest collection of maps for [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] is found at the Georgia Surveyor General office at the [http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/ Georgia Department of Archives and History.] For information about this collection see:  
*Johnsen, Margaret A. ''Nineteenth Century Maps in the Collection of the Georgia Surveyor General Department''. Atlanta, Georgia: Surveyor General Department, 1981.


The Family History Library has a series of modern maps from the Surveyor General office (Family History Library&nbsp;films {{FHL|315601|title-id|disp=465171-2}}), a few colonial maps, and city ward maps for Atlanta in 1888 (Family History Library film {{FHL|373717|title-id|disp=1377700}}). Also see James C. Bonner, ''Atlas for Georgia History'' (Milledgeville, Georgia: Georgia College Duplicating Department, 1969; Family History Library book {{FHL|103704|title-id|disp=975.8 E7b}}).
*Blake, Janice Gayle, ''Pre-Nineteenth Century Maps in the Collection of the Georgia Surveyor General Department.'' (Atlanta, Georgia: Surveyor General Department, 1976.) {{WorldCat|1968866|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}


Maps that show county formation are found in Pat Bryant, ''Georgia Counties: Their Changing Boundaries'', Second Edition, revised by Ingrid Shields (Atlanta, Georgia: State Printing Office, 1983; Family History Library book {{FHL|165603|title-id|disp=975.8 E3b}}).
*Johnsen, Margaret A, ''Nineteenth Century Maps in the Collection of the Georgia Surveyor General Department''. (Atlanta, Georgia: Surveyor General Department, 1981.) {{WorldCat|8278915|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}


[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. &nbsp;This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.
=== Family History Library ===


Modern city, county, and state maps can be purchased from:  
The Family History Library has a series of modern maps from the Surveyor General office:


Georgia Department of Transportation
*Georgia Surveyor General, ''Surveyor-General's Maps and Maps of Counties of Georgia, Arranged in Alphabetical Order''  {{FHL|315601|item|disp=FHL films 465171-2}}


Office of Transportation Data<br>5025 New Peachtree Road<br>Chamblee, Georgia 30341<br>Fax: (770) 986-1448
*Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, ''Ward Maps of United States Cities'' {{FHL|373717|item|disp=FHL film 1377700, fiche 6016567}}


Internet: http://www.dot.state.ga.us/maps/Pages/default.aspx
*James C. Bonner, ''Atlas for Georgia History'' (Milledgeville, Georgia: Georgia College Duplicating Department, 1969) {{WorldCat|121844|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|103704|item|disp=FHL book 975.8 E7b}}
 
*Pat Bryant, ''Georgia Counties: Their Changing Boundaries'', Second Edition, revised by Ingrid Shields (Atlanta, Georgia: State Printing Office, 1983) {[WorldCat|10497816|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}};  {{FHL|165603|item|disp=975.8 E3b}} Maps that show county formation.  


== Web Sites  ==
== Web Sites  ==


http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html  
*[http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html University of Georgia Historical Maps]


http://www.libs.uga.edu/maproom/index.html  
*[http://www.libs.uga.edu/maproom/index.html University of Georgia Libraries Map Library]


Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html
*Printable maps are also available from the [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html  National Atlas of the United States]
 
*[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.
 
*Modern city, county, and state maps can be purchased from<br>The Georgia Department of Transportation<br>Office of Transportation Data<br>5025 New Peachtree Road<br>Chamblee, Georgia 30341<br>Fax: (770) 986-1448<br>Internet: http://www.dot.state.ga.us/maps/Pages/default.aspx
 
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