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Collections of [[Portal:New Jersey|New Jersey]] maps and atlases are available at numerous public and university libraries and historical societies. The New Jersey Historical Society has a large collection of more than 2,000 maps, and the state library has several hundred maps and atlases from the seventeenth century to the present. | Collections of [[Portal:New Jersey|New Jersey]] maps and atlases are available at numerous public and university libraries and historical societies. The New Jersey Historical Society has a large collection of more than 2,000 maps, and the state library has several hundred maps and atlases from the seventeenth century to the present. | ||
[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. | |||
The Family History Library has atlases of most New Jersey counties. A collection of 10 statewide maps from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries is found in: | The Family History Library has atlases of most New Jersey counties. A collection of 10 statewide maps from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries is found in: | ||
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| 1855, 1864, 1886, 1890 <br> | | 1855, 1864, 1886, 1890 <br> | ||
| Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=373717&disp=Ward+maps+of+United+States+cities++&first=201&last=300&columns=*,0,0 film 1377700, fiche 6016660-63] <br> | | Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=373717&disp=Ward+maps+of+United+States+cities++&first=201&last=300&columns=*,0,0 film 1377700, fiche 6016660-63] <br> | ||
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| 1850, 1858, 1865, 1876, <br>1892, 1895 <br> | | 1850, 1858, 1865, 1876, <br>1892, 1895 <br> | ||
| Family History Library [[6016845|fiche 6016845, 6016716-20]] | | Family History Library [[6016845|fiche 6016845, 6016716-20]] | ||
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*''The Land Ownership Maps collection'', compiled by the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C., 1983, contains 28 maps for New Jersey counties showing the names of landowners and the location of their property. The New Jersey maps are on Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=595910&disp=Land+ownership+maps++ fiche 6079674-706]. Most date from 1841 to 1877, but there are two 1766 maps for Somerset and Middlesex counties. Descriptions of each map are found in: | *''The Land Ownership Maps collection'', compiled by the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C., 1983, contains 28 maps for New Jersey counties showing the names of landowners and the location of their property. The New Jersey maps are on Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=595910&disp=Land+ownership+maps++ fiche 6079674-706]. Most date from 1841 to 1877, but there are two 1766 maps for Somerset and Middlesex counties. Descriptions of each map are found in: | ||