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=== Land ownership (cadastral) maps and plat books === | === Land ownership (cadastral) maps and plat books === | ||
These maps show boundaries of land plots, and usually the owners' names. Some cadastral maps show additional details, such as survey district names, unique identifying numbers for parcels, certificate of title numbers, positions of existing structures, section or lot numbers and their respective areas, adjoining and adjacent street names, selected boundary dimensions and references to prior maps.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cadastre," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadastre#Map, accessed 9 May 2019.</ref> | These maps show boundaries of land plots, and usually the owners' names. Some cadastral maps show additional details, such as survey district names, unique identifying numbers for parcels, certificate of title numbers, positions of existing structures, section or lot numbers and their respective areas, adjoining and adjacent street names, selected boundary dimensions and references to prior maps.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cadastre," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadastre#Map, accessed 9 May 2019.</ref> You can find land ownership maps and plat books in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog-search/ FamilySearch Catalog]. | ||
=== Military maps === | === Military maps === | ||