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| ==Online Resources== | | ==Online Resources== |
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| *''Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. {{FSC|775070|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.1 E3s}}. This book has maps showing when and where each county changed boundaries. | | *''Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. {{FSC|775070|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.1 E3s}}. This book has maps showing when and where each county changed boundaries. |
| *Jackson, Richard C. ''Historical and Genealogical Atlas of North America.'' Provo, Utah: Gentech Press, 1974. {{FSC|267939|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 E3j; Film 908951 item2}}. See pages 36 and 93. | | *Jackson, Richard C. ''Historical and Genealogical Atlas of North America.'' Provo, Utah: Gentech Press, 1974. {{FSC|267939|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 E3j; Film 908951 item2}}. See pages 36 and 93. |
| *Maps for 1800, 1808, 1809, 1812, 1815, 1818, 1820, 1823, 1825, 1830, 1832, 1840, 1850, 1870, and 1903 are included in Marilyn Davis Barefield’s ''Researching in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1987. {{FSC|976.1 D27b|disp=FS Library Book 976.1 D27b}}. | | *''Researching in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide,'' By Marilyn Davis Barefield. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1987. {{FSC|976.1 D27b|disp=FS Library Book 976.1 D27b}}; Maps for 1800, 1808, 1809, 1812, 1815, 1818, 1820, 1823, 1825, 1830, 1832, 1840, 1850, 1870, and 1903 |
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| *Road atlases are useful because of the detail they provide. <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> | | *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> |
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| Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: | | Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: |
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| *There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a '''[[Alabama Gazetteers | Gazetteer]]''' to help you.<br> | | *There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a '''[[Alabama Gazetteers | Gazetteer]]''' to help you.<br> |
| *The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.<br> | | *The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.<br> |
| *Boundaries changed over time. Use historical maps to understand boundary changes.<br> | | *Boundaries changed over time. Use historical maps to understand boundary changes.<br> |
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