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[[Image:Maryland Map.png|thumb|right|300px|MD counties and county seats]]&nbsp;
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[http://www.maphistory.info/imageus.html History of Cartography] links to sites with over 100 digital maps of Maryland.  
[http://www.maphistory.info/imageus.html History of Cartography] links to sites with over 100 digital maps of Maryland.  


[http://www.marylandmapcollection.com/|Maryland Maryland Map Collection] from University of Maryland contains over 100 digitized maps of Maryland. To find the digitized maps, do a Keyword Search on ''.jpg Maryland.''
[http://www.marylandmapcollection.com/|Maryland Maryland Map Collection] from University of Maryland contains over 100 digitized maps of Maryland. To find the digitized maps, do a Keyword Search on ''.jpg Maryland.''  


=== County Maps  ===
=== County Maps  ===


[[Image:Maryland-regionmap.gif|thumb|right|300px|Maryland counties in regions]][http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/md_cf.html Maryland County Formation Maps] shows every change in county boundries from 1637 to the present day. It shows a map and gives details about each change and the year the change took place.  
[[Image:Maryland-regionmap.gif|thumb|right|300px]][http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/md_cf.html Maryland County Formation Maps] shows every change in county boundries from 1637 to the present day. It shows a map and gives details about each change and the year the change took place.  


[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]&nbsp;from the US Census Bureau is a nationwide county map. You can search for counties by name and can zoom in and see counties and neighboring counties even in other states.  
[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]&nbsp;from the US Census Bureau is a nationwide county map. You can search for counties by name and can zoom in and see counties and neighboring counties even in other states.  
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=== Libraries and Archives  ===
=== Libraries and Archives  ===


[https://catalog.library.jhu.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=default Johns Hopkins University libraries], the [http://pac.epfl.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/4NiuTk3RAd/CENTRAL/321490037/60/1180/X Enoch Pratt Free Library], the University of Maryland [http://catalog.umd.edu/F/TX42MI3N7LKDPYKGASQMIJH9GQ9YSNX99PUSXPBI645HAFCBI6-42980?func=file&file_name=find-b&local_base=cp&pds_handle=GUEST McKeldin Library] and [http://www.lib.umd.edu/HBK/ Hornbake Library], and the [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives] have large collections of Maryland maps and atlases. The&nbsp;[http://207.67.203.79/M30014Staff/OPAC/ Maryland Historical Trust Library] also has a collection&nbsp;of [http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/maps.html 306&nbsp;Maryland maps].&nbsp;
[https://catalog.library.jhu.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=default Johns Hopkins University libraries], the [http://pac.epfl.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/4NiuTk3RAd/CENTRAL/321490037/60/1180/X Enoch Pratt Free Library], the University of Maryland [http://catalog.umd.edu/F/TX42MI3N7LKDPYKGASQMIJH9GQ9YSNX99PUSXPBI645HAFCBI6-42980?func=file&file_name=find-b&local_base=cp&pds_handle=GUEST McKeldin Library] and [http://www.lib.umd.edu/HBK/ Hornbake Library], and the [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives] have large collections of Maryland maps and atlases. The&nbsp;[http://207.67.203.79/M30014Staff/OPAC/ Maryland Historical Trust Library] also has a collection&nbsp;of [http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/maps.html 306&nbsp;Maryland maps].&nbsp;  


== Reliability of maps  ==
== Reliability of maps  ==
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*After locating the place where your ancestor lived, note the jurisdictions which contained it and surrounded it, as well as the jurisdictions that it contained. All of these jurisdictions may have further records of your ancestor.
*After locating the place where your ancestor lived, note the jurisdictions which contained it and surrounded it, as well as the jurisdictions that it contained. All of these jurisdictions may have further records of your ancestor.


== Terms ==
== Terms ==


[[A genealogical glossary terms#atlas|atlas]] | [[G genealogical glossary terms#gazetteer|gazetteer]] | [[J genealogical glossary terms#jurisdiction|jurisdiction]]  
[[A genealogical glossary terms#atlas|atlas]] | [[G genealogical glossary terms#gazetteer|gazetteer]] | [[J genealogical glossary terms#jurisdiction|jurisdiction]]  
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