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*An important set of maps at the Library of Congress is available at the FamilySearch Library on microfiche. The Land Ownership Map Collection contains 109 maps for New York counties, showing the names of landowners and the location of their property {{FSC|595910|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6079710–818}} They date from 1668–1899 but most are from the 1850s. They are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - MAPS. | *An important set of maps at the Library of Congress is available at the FamilySearch Library on microfiche. The Land Ownership Map Collection contains 109 maps for New York counties, showing the names of landowners and the location of their property {{FSC|595910|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6079710–818}} They date from 1668–1899 but most are from the 1850s. They are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - MAPS. | ||
:*A description of each map is found in Richard W. Stephenson, ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress'' (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1967) {{FSC|448424|item|disp=FS | :*A description of each map is found in Richard W. Stephenson, ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress'' (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1967) {{FSC|448424|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 A3Loc}} A digital version is available through the FamilySearch Catalog entry. | ||
*[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. | ||
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*For maps showing county and town formation in New York, see: | *For maps showing county and town formation in New York, see: | ||
*Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. {{FSC|545087|item|disp=FS | *Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. {{FSC|545087|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 X2th}} | ||
''County Formations and Minor Civil Divisions of the State of New York''. Series B, Number 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978. {{FSC|153570|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6046845; book 929.1 G286gs}} | ''County Formations and Minor Civil Divisions of the State of New York''. Series B, Number 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978. {{FSC|153570|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6046845; book 929.1 G286gs}} | ||
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*For maps showing the county boundary changes in the New York City area, see: | *For maps showing the county boundary changes in the New York City area, see: | ||
Thorne, Kathryn Ford, compiler. ''New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. {{FSC|471644|item|disp=FS | Thorne, Kathryn Ford, compiler. ''New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. {{FSC|471644|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 E7t}}.) Maps show when and where each county changed boundaries from colonial times to 1990. | ||
== Atlases == | == Atlases == | ||
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*Bien, Joseph R. ''Atlas of the State of New York''. New York, New York: J. Bien and Company, 1895. {{FSC|475871|item|disp=FS Library film 1870120}} This includes some of the original land patents. | *Bien, Joseph R. ''Atlas of the State of New York''. New York, New York: J. Bien and Company, 1895. {{FSC|475871|item|disp=FS Library film 1870120}} This includes some of the original land patents. | ||
*''New York State Atlas''. Albany, New York: New York State Department of Transportation, 1983. {{FSC|81963|item|disp=FS | *''New York State Atlas''. Albany, New York: New York State Department of Transportation, 1983. {{FSC|81963|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 E7n}} | ||
*DeLorme Mapping Company, ''New York State Atlas & Gazetteer''. report, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. {{FSC|1355113|item|disp=FS | *DeLorme Mapping Company, ''New York State Atlas & Gazetteer''. report, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. {{FSC|1355113|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 E7}} | ||
*DeLorme Mapping Co. ''Upstate New York Street Maps''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. {{FSC|126067|item|disp=FS Library Q book 974.7 E7d}} This is an atlas of upstate urban areas from Middletown north to Plattsburgh, and Albany west to Buffalo. It has more than 80 cities and towns in all. | *DeLorme Mapping Co. ''Upstate New York Street Maps''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1988. {{FSC|126067|item|disp=FS Library Q book 974.7 E7d}} This is an atlas of upstate urban areas from Middletown north to Plattsburgh, and Albany west to Buffalo. It has more than 80 cities and towns in all. | ||
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