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Scotland Map Maps may describe: Introduction Maps can help you locate where your ancestors lived. There are many types of maps, and each can help you in a different way. Online Resources Scotland Parish and County Boundary Map The National Library of Scotland has created a dynamic map overlaid with parish and county boundaries in Scotland ca. 1840s to the present. There is also a map of all Edinburgh parishes. Scotland Parish Boundaries - county maps Scotland maps with index of Scottish Parishes - digital book Courtesy of Electric Scotland: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland Edited by Francis H. Groom and published in 1883-1886. 7 Volumes Clans of Scotland with the possessions of the Highland Proprietors "According to the Acts of Parliament of 1587 & 1597" by T.B. Johnston and Colonel James A. Robertson (1899) Cassini Maps Site ($). Maps Scotland Maps Other online maps: Ordnance Survey Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 (62 towns, including 1900 sheets of detailed maps) Bartholomew's Half Inch to the Mile Maps, 1926-1935 Maps of old and new counties Historical societies, county record offices, and public and university libraries all have collections of maps. The major collection for Scotland is at the National Library of Scotland. The National Library has many maps online, including the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd edition Ordnance Survey maps. Scottish Parish Maps on the ScotlandsFamily.org website show the location of each parish within a county. The first edition of the Ordnance Survey maps is available online on the Cassini Maps Site ($). Types of Maps There are many types of maps such as: Historical Parish County Topographical Enclosure Civil district Clan and family Church diocesan maps Economic growth and development Boundaries Migration and settlement patterns Locations of clans and families Military campaigns Transportation development Highways Rivers Town size Effects of plagues Maps are published separately or in bound collections, called "atlases." You may find maps in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, directories, or historical and social texts. Since 1800, the Ordnance Survey has been the major source of topographical maps. English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish maps are available in one-inch-to-the-mile, six-inches-to-the-mile, and twenty-five-inches-to-the-mile, and even ten-feet-to-the-mile. The series has been revised and published at different dates. An online version is available through Ordinance Survery - free and $ You will often need minute detail to find the location of an ancestor’s home. City and street maps are helpful when researching in large cities. A partial list of such maps available at the FamilySearch Library is: Rural and City Maps. Typescript. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985. (FamilySearch Library book 942 E73c.) Using Maps Use maps carefully because: Several places have the same name. For example, there are 57 places called Mount Pleasant in Great Britain. The place-name on the map may not be spelled as expected. Names in records were often spelled like they sounded. Jurisdictional boundaries may not be indicated. Finding the Specific Place on the Map To do successful research in Scottish records, you must identify where your ancestor lived. Because many localities have the same name, you may need some more information before you can find the correct area on a map. Search gazetteers, histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about the area, including the following information: The parish and county in which the place is located. The names of the churches in the area your ancestor lived. The size of the town and parish. The names of other villages in the parish. Your ancestor’s occupation. (This may indicate the industries or size of the area.) Nearby localities, such as large cities. Places where other relatives lived. Nearby features, such as rivers, lakes, and mountains. The area’s industries. This information will help you distinguish between places of the same name and help you locate the correct place on a map. See the "Gazetteers" section for more information. Finding Maps and Atlases The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City has a good collection of Scottish maps and atlases. To find call numbers, look in the search FamilySearch Catalog]Search under: SCOTLAND - MAPS SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - MAPS SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - MAPS GREAT BRITAIN - MAPS Some helpful maps at the FamilySearch Library are: 'Civil Parishes and Counties of North East Scotland'. [Scotland]: Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society, [198-]. (FS Library book 941 E7c.) 'National Map Series,' Scale 1:100,000. Var. eds. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Bartholomew & Son, 1978-81. (FS Library book 942 E7bm.) These are detailed, modern sheet maps, roughly one-mile-to-the-inch. Also in a bound atlas. 'Parish Maps of Scotland'. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. (FS Library book 941 E7ch 1991.) 'The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers'. 2nd ed. Chichester, England: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 1995. (FS Library book 942 E7pa 1995.) The 'Ordnance Survey 1:50 000 Landranger Series.' Southampton, England: Ordnance Survey, c1987-89. (FS Library book 942 E5o) Books Harley, J.B. 'Ordnance Survey Maps: A Descriptive Manual'. Southampton, England: Ordnance Survey, 1975. (FS Library book 942 E3osa.) This explains the history of and detail on Ordnance Survey maps. 'Civil Parish Map Index'. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland, [1985?]. (FS Library book 941 B4sg no. 1, 1987.) Wilkes, Margaret. 'The Scot and His Maps'. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Library Association, 1991. (FS Library book 941 E7wm.) This is a good overview of the history of Scottish maps and mapmaking. Contact your local bookstore to order maps of Scotland, or you may purchase maps by writing to either of the two following places: Ordnance Survey Office Department LM Romsey Road Southampton, SO9 4DH England Internet: Ordinance Survey John Bartholomew and Sons Ltd 12 Duncan Street Edinburgh, EH9 1TA Scotland Internet: Maps Scotland's Old and New Counties In 1974, the thirty-four counties of Scotland were reorganized into twelve regions. For more information, see Scotland Old and New Counties.

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