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== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*See [[United States Maps]] for more resources. | |||
Maps | *[https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names Geographical Names Information System] | ||
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html Library of Congress Digitized Map Collection] | |||
*[http://sanborn.umi.com/ Sanborn Maps] | |||
*[http://www.maphistory.info/imageus.html History of Cartography] | |||
*[https://www.lib.umd.edu/mdmap Maryland Map Collection] from University of Maryland | |||
*[http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=maps Maryland State Archives] | |||
*[http://www.mapofus.org/maryland/ Maryland County Formation Maps] | |||
*[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map] | |||
*[http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/maryland/index.html Historical Maps of Maryland]. | |||
*[https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3843h.la000295/ Martenet's Map of Harford County, Maryland] | |||
*[https://www.library.jhu.edu/library-hours/ Johns Hopkins University libraries] | |||
*[https://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library], | |||
*[https://www.lib.umd.edu/visit/libraries/mckeldin McKeldin Library] at the University of Maryland | |||
*[https://www.lib.umd.edu/visit/libraries/hornbake Hornbake Library] at the University of Maryland | |||
*[https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives] | |||
*[https://mht.maryland.gov/Pages/research/MHT-Library.aspx Maryland Historical Trust Library] | |||
*[https://www.loc.gov/item/79654043/ National Atlas of the United States], 1970. | |||
*[https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3843h.la000295/ Martenet's Map of Harford County, Maryland] | |||
== | ==Printed Publication== | ||
*Thorndale, William, and William Dollarhide. ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. (FS Library book {{FSC|973 X2th|disp=973 X2th}}.) | |||
*''Maryland, Delaware Atlas and Gazetteer''. DeLorme Mapping. 4th ed., Freeport, Maine: DeLorme, 2004. (FS Library book {{FSC|1355097|title-id|disp=975 E7md}} .) | |||
==Background== | |||
*The names of places where your ancestor lived. Place names change over time. Use a [[Maryland Gazetteers|Maryland gazetteer]] or [[United States Gazetteers|United States gazetteer]] to find alternate names of the places where your ancestor lived. | *The names of places where your ancestor lived. Place names change over time. Use a [[Maryland Gazetteers|Maryland gazetteer]] or [[United States Gazetteers|United States gazetteer]] to find alternate names of the places where your ancestor lived. | ||
== Types of | == Types of Maps== | ||
*See [[Maps | Maps]] for more information. | |||
[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html Library of Congress Digitized Map Collection] has over 100 Maryland Maps online. A good way to find them is to do a Keyword Search on the terms ''Maryland Map''. On the ''Search Results ''screen, click ''Gallery View'' to see pages with thumbnail-sized images that will help you quickly select the map you want. | [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html Library of Congress Digitized Map Collection] has over 100 Maryland Maps online. A good way to find them is to do a Keyword Search on the terms ''Maryland Map''. On the ''Search Results ''screen, click ''Gallery View'' to see pages with thumbnail-sized images that will help you quickly select the map you want. | ||
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[http://sanborn.umi.com/ Sanborn Maps] are fire insurance maps available as part of a ProQuest subscription at some libraries, including the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] and [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ family history centers]. | [http://sanborn.umi.com/ Sanborn Maps] are fire insurance maps available as part of a ProQuest subscription at some libraries, including the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] and [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ family history centers]. | ||
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[http://www.maphistory.info/imageus.html History of Cartography] links to sites with over 100 digital maps of Maryland. | [http://www.maphistory.info/imageus.html History of Cartography] links to sites with over 100 digital maps of Maryland. | ||
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[https://www.lib.umd.edu/mdmap Maryland Map Collection] from University of Maryland contains over 100 digitized maps of Maryland. To find the digitized maps, do a Keyword Search on ''.jpg Maryland.'' | [https://www.lib.umd.edu/mdmap Maryland Map Collection] from University of Maryland contains over 100 digitized maps of Maryland. To find the digitized maps, do a Keyword Search on ''.jpg Maryland.'' | ||
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[http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=maps Maryland State Archives] holds a collection of several maps both current and historical. | [http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=maps Maryland State Archives] holds a collection of several maps both current and historical. | ||
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=== County Maps === | === County Maps === | ||
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Early maps are not as reliable as modern-day maps, but reliability of maps improved over time as surveying tools improved. Even though early or primitive maps may not be correct in terms of scale or relative positioning, they are still a good source of the names people used for various [[J genealogical glossary terms#jurisdiction|jurisdictions]] and geographic features. | Early maps are not as reliable as modern-day maps, but reliability of maps improved over time as surveying tools improved. Even though early or primitive maps may not be correct in terms of scale or relative positioning, they are still a good source of the names people used for various [[J genealogical glossary terms#jurisdiction|jurisdictions]] and geographic features. | ||
== | == Strategy == | ||
Maps are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes. Historical maps and [[A genealogical glossary terms#atlas|atlases]] are especially useful for finding communities that no longer exist. | |||
*To see place names in your ancestor's area, search maps that were published as close as possible to the time period when your ancestor lived there. | *To see place names in your ancestor's area, search maps that were published as close as possible to the time period when your ancestor lived there. | ||
*Names of places change over time. If you cannot find on a map the place where your ancestor lived (such as a town), check gazetteers published before and after your ancestor's era to see whether the town had a different name. | *Names of places change over time. If you cannot find on a map the place where your ancestor lived (such as a town), check gazetteers published before and after your ancestor's era to see whether the town had a different name. | ||
*After locating the place where your ancestor lived, note the jurisdictions which contained it and surrounded it, as well as the jurisdictions that it contained. All of these jurisdictions may have further records of your ancestor. | |||
[[Category:Maryland Maps]] | [[Category:Maryland Maps]][[Category:Maps_of_the_United_States_by_state]] | ||
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