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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. | ||
=== | === County, township, and town boundary maps === | ||
To find records of an ancestor, it is necessary to learn the political jurisdictions that kept records in his area during the years he lived there. Town, county, parish, and state boundaries changed over time, so maps that show historical boundary changes help to quickly identify an ancestor's record jurisdiction. | To find records of an ancestor, it is necessary to learn the political jurisdictions that kept records in his area during the years he lived there. Town, county, parish, and state boundaries changed over time, so maps that show historical boundary changes help to quickly identify an ancestor's record jurisdiction. | ||
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*''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 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> | ||
See also the [[United States Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] page for further help on tracing the histories of counties and their boundaries. | See also the [[United States Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] page for further help on tracing the histories of counties and their boundaries. | ||
=== City Maps === | === City Maps === | ||