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Latest revision as of 15:25, 13 December 2023
Maps are essential when doing genealogical research. Maps can help determine:
- Jurisdictions and boundaries
- Geographical and physical features
- Relationships between towns and counties
Use many sources to locate a map closest to the time period your ancestor lived in a certain location.
Here are some references and web sites to assist you in locating maps.
Southern Region[edit | edit source]
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Library of Congress Map Collection
- Yale Univ Map Collection
- Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina
See also: United States Maps
Alabama[edit | edit source]
- Alabama Maps
- Alabama Maps-Perry Castaneda Library
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Alabama counties
- H.C. Hudgins & Co., Railroad and County Map of Alabama, (Atlanta: H. C. Hudgins, [19--].)
- Sara Elizabeth Mason, A List of the Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama, (Birmingham Public Library, 1973.)
- W. Craig Remington and Thomas Kallsen, ed., Historical Atlas of Alabama, (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 1997.)
- Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp., Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1996.)
Arkansas[edit | edit source]
- Arkansas County Maps
- Arkansas Maps-Perry Castanada Library
- Arkansas State Archives-Maps
- The Roads of Arkansas, (Fredericksburg, Texas: Shearer, 1990.)
- Russell P. Baker, Arkansas Township Atlas, 1819-1930, (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society, 2006.)
- Richard M. Smith, The Atlas of Arkansas, (Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1989.)
Florida[edit | edit source]
Georgia[edit | edit source]
- Georgia Department of Archives and History
- Georgia Railway Map
- Georgia Maps-Perry Castanada Library
- Georgia Maps
- Hargrett Collection - University of Georgia
Kentucky[edit | edit source]
- Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer
- Kentuckiana Digital Library
- Filson Historical Society
- Kentucky Historical Society Catalogs
Louisiana[edit | edit source]
Mississippi[edit | edit source]
Missouri[edit | edit source]
North Carolina[edit | edit source]
- North Carolina Maps, University of North Carolina
- North Carolina Maps-Perry Castanada Library
- North Carolina State Archives-Maps
- North Carolina Counties
South Carolina[edit | edit source]
Tennessee[edit | edit source]
Texas[edit | edit source]
Virginia[edit | edit source]
West Virginia[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
United States Maps | Rural Records of the Southern United States