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[[Portal:Minnesota|Minnesota]] | [[Portal:Minnesota|Minnesota]] | ||
The Wilson Library of the University of Minnesota has the most complete collection of maps for the state. Their web address is: | The Wilson Library of the University of Minnesota has the most complete collection of maps for the state. Their web address is: | ||
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A guide to the history of [[Portal:Minnesota|Minnesota]]’s counties and boundary changes has also been published: | A guide to the history of [[Portal:Minnesota|Minnesota]]’s counties and boundary changes has also been published: | ||
*Long, John H., ed. ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries 1788–1980''. Volume 5: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall, 1984. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=16321&disp=Historical+atlas+and+chronology+of+count++ book 973 E7hL v.5; fiche 6051430 [set of six]].) Shows when and where each county changed boundaries. | *Long, John H., ed. ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries 1788–1980''. Volume 5: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall, 1984. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=16321&disp=Historical+atlas+and+chronology+of+count++ book 973 E7hL v.5; fiche 6051430 [set of six]].) Shows when and where each county changed boundaries. | ||
*[http://www.mnhs.org/collections/digitalmaps/index.htm Historical maps] from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society and the State of Minnesota. Original land survey maps, plat books and atlases available online. | |||
[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. | [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 United States Research Outline (30972) describes additional sources containing maps of Minnesota. Maps are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | The United States Research Outline (30972) describes additional sources containing maps of Minnesota. Maps are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||