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Atlases for most Iowa counties begin about 1870 and may contain some biographical information about families in that county. Sometimes they include pictures of individuals and their homes and farms.<br>  
Atlases for most Iowa counties begin about 1870 and may contain some biographical information about families in that county. Sometimes they include pictures of individuals and their homes and farms.<br>  


=== City Ward Maps ===
=== City Ward Maps&nbsp; ===
 
 
 
=== GPS Coordinates ===
 
There are many places to find the GPS Coordinates of a location, cemetery, township, city, etc. One easy website to use is from the [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)].


=== <br>Historical Maps and Atlases  ===
=== <br>Historical Maps and Atlases  ===
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[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=IOWA+MAPS&prekeyword=IOWA+MAPS Family History Library Catalog], atlases and maps are both listed under Maps.  
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=IOWA+MAPS&prekeyword=IOWA+MAPS Family History Library Catalog], atlases and maps are both listed under Maps.  


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[[Category:Iowa,_Iowa_Maps]]
[[Category:Iowa,_Iowa_Maps]]
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