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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma_Maps|Maps]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma_Maps|Maps]]'' | ||
Several types of maps are useful for genealogists. Some give the historical background of the area; others show migration routes such as roads, rivers, and railroads. Topographical maps show physical and manmade features, such as creeks, hills, trails, and roads used as persons came to Oklahoma. Sometimes maps also include cemeteries and churches. Plat and land ownership maps, as well as other types of maps, are described in [[United States Maps|United States Maps]]. In the | Several types of maps are useful for genealogists. Some give the historical background of the area; others show migration routes such as roads, rivers, and railroads. Topographical maps show physical and manmade features, such as creeks, hills, trails, and roads used as persons came to Oklahoma. Sometimes maps also include cemeteries and churches. Plat and land ownership maps, as well as other types of maps, are described in [[United States Maps|United States Maps]]. In the FamilySearch Catalog, atlases are listed in the Place Search. Remember to search each locality as a town, a county and as a state. | ||
One of the best books of maps for [[Oklahoma]] is John Wesley Morris, Charles R. Goins, and Edwin C. McReynolds, ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'', 3rd ed. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986. {{FHL|139846|title-id|disp=(Family History Library book 976.6 E3m 1986; 1965 edition on film 1000357 item 3.)}} | One of the best books of maps for [[Oklahoma]] is John Wesley Morris, Charles R. Goins, and Edwin C. McReynolds, ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'', 3rd ed. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986. {{FHL|139846|title-id|disp=(Family History Library book 976.6 E3m 1986; 1965 edition on film 1000357 item 3.)}} | ||