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The country of Belarus contains lands that were at one time a part of multiple countries, duchies and commonwealths including: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Poland, The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Russian Empire, Russia and the Ukraine.


Often the trampled 'play toy' of stronger powers, the Eastern European lands that comprise Belarus were partitioned, divided up and overtaken by stronger countries from 1772 until well after Word War II.  
To learn more about maps in general, go to the '''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
== Online Maps  ==


During World War I and World War II, Belarusian lands were crossed by German and Russian armies.  
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Belarus/@53.6395745,23.4917743,6z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x46da2584e2ad4881:0xa1d181ec8c10!8m2!3d53.709807!4d27.953389 Google Maps]
*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&q=belarus&search=Go David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
*[https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Krasnodar_Region#bbox=40.21717601627685,43.68233030340542,40.22477973627686,43.68696509251308&q=&date_from=0&date_to=9999&scale_from=&scale_to= Old Maps Online Collection]
*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=belarus&st=gallery Library of Congress Maps Collection]
*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=belarus Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
*[http://utexas.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?ho=t&l=en&s3.q=belarus%2C+map#!/search?ho=t&l=en&q=belarus,%20map Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=belarus%2C+map Archive.org]
*[https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/scanned-maps/catalog?utf8=%E2%9C%93&utm_source=library.harvard&exhibit_id=scanned-maps&search_field=all_fields&q=belarus Harvard University Scanned Maps]
*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/Belarus UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
*[https://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/results?vid=0&sid=6f7cae43-dfce-480a-a089-2c4fd6929267%40sdc-v-sessmgr02&bquery=belarus%252c%2Bmaps&bdata=JnR5cGU9MCZzZWFyY2hNb2RlPUFuZCZzaXRlPWVkcy1saXZl University of California Berkeley Library]


===== Belarus - Historical Maps  =====
== Tips for Using Maps  ==


[http://neatnik2009.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/poland-lithuania-1569.jpg Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569]<br>
Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:  


[http://www.stratfor.com/image/polish-lithuanian-commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]&nbsp;
*There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a '''[[Belarus Gazetteers | Gazetteer]]''' to help you.<br>
*The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.<br>
*Place-names are often misspelled in English sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted.<br>
*Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps. Look for neighboring towns and geographic features to find the area where your ancestor came from.<br>
*Boundaries changed over time. Use historical maps to understand boundary changes.<br>


[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEnglish_map_of_Poland_XVIII_century.png Map of Poland XVIII Century (in English)]<br>
For more tips and information on using maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.


[http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/pdf/eng/poland_partitions-eng_large.pdf Partitions of Poland 1772-1795]<br>
=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===


[http://www.belarusguide.com/images/maps/belarus1882.jpg Belarus (as a part of Russia) 1892]<br>
To successfully research maps from Belarus, you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because there are several towns that have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can locate the correct town on a map. Using gazetteers can help you to identify a place's the jurisdiction and help you locate it on a map. See the '''[[Belarus Gazetteers]]''' article for more information.


[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1918-20.html Belarus 1918]<br>
== Types of Maps  ==


[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1918-20.html Western Belarus 1921-1939]<br>
Different types of maps help you in different ways, for example:  


[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/bssr1940.html Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940]
*Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries, showing boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.<br>
*Road atlases are useful because of the detail they provide. <br>
*Other types of maps include: parish maps, state maps, tourist maps, topographical maps, and air navigation maps. City maps are extremely helpful when researching in large cities.<br>


[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1942-44.html Belarus during Word War II]
To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.


[http://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/map Belarus currently]
=== Historical Maps Collections ===


[http://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Belarus Old maps of Belarus]
Historical map collections are helpful because they can show you the geography of your ancestor's residence at or around the time they lived there. The following collection is helpful:


===== Gubernias, Governates, Provinces and Voivodeships - Historical Maps**  =====
[[Category:Belarus]]
 
[[Category:Maps by country]]
[http://map.letapis.by/en/#intro The Map of Belarus Establishing] - Timeline of the establishment of the current country of Belarus including maps showing border changes.
 
[http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-grodnenskaya_guberniya.html ''Grodno 1821'']
 
[http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-kovenskaya_guberniya.html ''Kovno 1876''] - Hard to read
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilna_Governorate#mediaviewer/File:Lithuania-1867-1914-EN.svg Lithuanian Governates 1867-1914]
 
[http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-minskaya_guberniya.html ''Minsk 1821'']
 
[http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-mogilevskaya_guberniya.html ''Mogilev 1821'']
 
[http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-novgorodskaya_guberniya.html ''Novogrudok 1821'']
 
[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Vilensk.jpg Vilna Governate 1897]
 
[http://www.radzima.net/maps/wojewodztwo-wilenskie/wojewodztwo-wilenskie-1928-mapa-wielka.jpg Wilno (Vilna/Vilnius) Voivodeship 1928]
 
[http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-vitebskaya_guberniya.html ''Vitebsk Governate 1821'']
 
===== Other Maps =====
 
*[http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ Geneteka] Genetic base of Posnan, Poland, Russia, Belarus, and surrounding areas, lists: Maps with areas numbers of parishes, numbers of registers and number of people listed as members of those parishes.
 
''**Right click to translate Russian language web page into English/language of your browser supports''
 
 
 
 
 
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