Maps of the South

Maps are essential when doing genealogical research. Maps can help determine:

• Jurisdictions and boundaries
• Geographical and physical features
• Relationships between towns and counties

Use many sources to locate a map closest to the time period your ancestor lived in a certain location.

Here are some references and web sites to assist you in locating maps.

Alabama

• Alabama Maps
• Alabama Burned Counties
• Mason, Sara Elizabeth, A List of the Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama, Birmingham Public Library, 1973.
• Remington, W. Craig and Thomas Kallsen, Historical Atlas of Alabama, University of Alabama Dept. of Geography, 1997.
• Sinko, Peggy Tuck

Rural Records of Mid-Southern United States