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*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Oregon.html Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Oregon.html Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]


Many maps of [[Oregon, United States Genealogy|Oregon]] are available online.  To find some of them use a search engine with the terms '''[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Oregon+Maps&btnG=Google+Search Oregon and Maps]'''.  
Many maps of [[Oregon, United States Genealogy|Oregon]] are available online. To find some of them use a search engine with the terms '''[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Oregon+Maps&btnG=Google+Search Oregon and Maps]'''.  


[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.  


A statewide collection of maps is Ralph N. Preston, ''Historical Maps of Oregon: Overland Stage Routes, Old Military Roads, Indian Battle Grounds, Old Forts, and Old Gold Mines'' (Corvallis, Oregon: Western Guide Publishers, 1972; FS Library book Q {{FSC|144224|title-id|disp=979.5 E3h}}).  
A statewide collection of maps is Ralph N. Preston, ''Historical Maps of Oregon: Overland Stage Routes, Old Military Roads, Indian Battle Grounds, Old Forts, and Old Gold Mines'' (Corvallis, Oregon: Western Guide Publishers, 1972; FS Library book Q {{FSC|144224|title-id|disp=979.5 E3h}}).  

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Many maps of Oregon are available online. To find some of them use a search engine with the terms Oregon and Maps.

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.

A statewide collection of maps is Ralph N. Preston, Historical Maps of Oregon: Overland Stage Routes, Old Military Roads, Indian Battle Grounds, Old Forts, and Old Gold Mines (Corvallis, Oregon: Western Guide Publishers, 1972; FS Library book Q 979.5 E3h).

A useful source on county boundaries is Erma Skyles Brown, Oregon County Boundary Change Maps, 1843-1916 (Lebanon, Oregon: End of Trail Researchers, 1970; FamilySearch Library book 979.5 E7b; film 908033 item 2; fiche 6051182).

The FamilySearch Library has a few Oregon maps. Large collections of maps are available at the University of Oregon in Eugene and at Oregon State University in Corvallis.

Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/printable.html

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