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[[Portal:Tennessee|Tennessee]] | |||
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. | 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. 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, [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla http://www.state.tn.us/tsla] From the TSLA hompage, access TEVA, the Tennessee Virtual Archive. Then browse "historical maps". 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. | Historical maps often show communities that no longer exist. 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, [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla http://www.state.tn.us/tsla] From the TSLA hompage, access TEVA, the Tennessee Virtual Archive. Then browse "historical maps". 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. | ||
[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. | |||
Maps and atlases for Tennessee at the Family History Library include the following: | Maps and atlases for Tennessee at the Family History Library include the following: | ||