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Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. | |||
Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. | |||
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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== References<br> == | == References<br> == | ||
*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. | ||
*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Land and Property." ''United States Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1988, 2002. | *The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Land and Property." ''United States Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1988, 2002. | ||
*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Maps." ''United States Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1988, 2002. | *The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Maps." ''United States Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1988, 2002. | ||
*Eichholz, Alice, ed. ''Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.'' Provo, Utah: Ancestry. 2004. | *Eichholz, Alice, ed. ''Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.'' Provo, Utah: Ancestry. 2004. | ||
*Greenwood, Val. ''Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy.'' 3rd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000, 2003. | *Greenwood, Val. ''Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy.'' 3rd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000, 2003. | ||
*''The Handybook for Genealogists, United States of America.'' 11th ed. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 2006. | *''The Handybook for Genealogists, United States of America.'' 11th ed. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 2006. | ||
*Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. ''Land Ownership Maps.'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1983. | *Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. ''Land Ownership Maps.'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1983. | ||
*Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress.'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. | *Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress.'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. | ||
*Long, John H., editor. ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788-1980.'' Five Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall, 1984. | *Long, John H., editor. ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788-1980.'' Five Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall, 1984. | ||
*Luebking, Sandra Hargreaves. “Land Records,” in Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, eds. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' 3rd ed. Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006. | *Luebking, Sandra Hargreaves. “Land Records,” in Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, eds. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' 3rd ed. Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006. | ||
*Stephenson, Richard W. ''Land Ownership Maps.'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. | *Stephenson, Richard W. ''Land Ownership Maps.'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. | ||
*Wilford, John Noble. ''The Mapmakers.'' Rev. ed. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. | *Wilford, John Noble. ''The Mapmakers.'' Rev. ed. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. | ||