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*Brick-and-mortar sources for atlases include historical and genealogical societies, public libraries, and university libraries.
*Brick-and-mortar sources for atlases include historical and genealogical societies, public libraries, and university libraries.


=== Boundary Change Maps ===
=== Boundary Change Maps ===


*[http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap and SiteFinder] are two mapping products integrated on CD-ROM which allow users to plot a town and draw county borders around it for any year. However, AniMap's historical county border maps are also available online at [http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html FamilyHistory101.com]. [http://www.goldbug.com/map/sitefinder.html Sitefinder Online] allows users to plot a town (even an extinct town) and show it on Google Maps.  
*[http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap and SiteFinder] are two mapping products integrated on CD-ROM which allow users to plot a town and draw county borders around it for any year. However, AniMap's historical county border maps are also available online at [http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html FamilyHistory101.com]. [http://www.goldbug.com/map/sitefinder.html Sitefinder Online] allows users to plot a town (even an extinct town) and show it on Google Maps.  
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*Detailed maps and legal histories of county formations and changes are found in ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788-1980.'' <ref>Long, John H., editor. ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788-1980.'' Five Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall, 1984. (FHL book 973 E7hL; fiche 60514226-30.)</ref> The states included are Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.  
*Detailed maps and legal histories of county formations and changes are found in ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788-1980.'' <ref>Long, John H., editor. ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788-1980.'' Five Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall, 1984. (FHL book 973 E7hL; fiche 60514226-30.)</ref> The states included are Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.  
*The published states of Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and Pennsylvania are found in the ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'' <ref>Long, John H., editor. [State] ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996-. </ref>The Family History Library has this work, but each volume is cataloged separately.
*The published states of Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and Pennsylvania are found in the ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'' <ref>Long, John H., editor. [State] ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996-. </ref>The Family History Library has this work, but each volume is cataloged separately.
*''The Original Cleartype Business Control Atlas,'' is a basic atlas that shows state and county boundaries, county seats, all places of 1,000 population or more, and some places with fewer than 1,000. <ref>''The Original Cleartype Business Control Atlas,'' Annual. Maspeth, New York: American Map Corporation. (FHL book 970 E3b 1988.)</ref>
*The [http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf US Census Bureau 2003 US State and County Boundaries Map]. &nbsp;This is a map that shows the entire United States broken down into counties. &nbsp;You can zoom in and read the county names, even counties in neighboring states.


Also see the [[United States Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] page for further help on tracing the histories of counties and their boundaries.  
Also see the [[United States Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] page for further help on tracing the histories of counties and their boundaries.  


 
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==== Frontier Boundaries  ====
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