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Excellent reproductions of Virginia maps are found in:  
Excellent reproductions of Virginia maps are found in:  


*Stephenson, Richard W. ''The Cartography of Northern Virginia: Facsimile Reproductions of Maps Dating From 1608 to 1915''. Fairfax, Virginia: Fairfax County, Virginia, 1981. (Family History Library book {{FSC|359686|title-id|disp=Q 975.5 E7s}}.)
*Stephenson, Richard W. ''The Cartography of Northern Virginia: Facsimile Reproductions of Maps Dating From 1608 to 1915''. Fairfax, Virginia: Fairfax County, Virginia, 1981. (FamilySearch Library book {{FSC|359686|title-id|disp=Q 975.5 E7s}}.)


Atlases and land ownership maps are available for many counties and larger cities at the [[Library of Congress]] (see [[United States Maps]]) and at other large libraries.  
Atlases and land ownership maps are available for many counties and larger cities at the [[Library of Congress]] (see [[United States Maps]]) and at other large libraries.  
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[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map].  This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.  
[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map].  This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.  


The Family History Library has some individual maps and the following atlases:  
The FamilySearch Library has some individual maps and the following atlases:  


*Hale, John S. ''A Historical Atlas of Colonial Virginia''. [Staunton, Virginia]: Old Dominion Publications, 1978. (FS Library book {{FSC|61595|title-id|disp=975.5 E7hj}})  
*Hale, John S. ''A Historical Atlas of Colonial Virginia''. [Staunton, Virginia]: Old Dominion Publications, 1978. (FS Library book {{FSC|61595|title-id|disp=975.5 E7hj}})  
*''County Maps, January 1, 1977''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, 1977. (FS Library book {{FSC|1019166|title-id|disp=975.5 E7v}})  
*''County Maps, January 1, 1977''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, 1977. (FS Library book {{FSC|1019166|title-id|disp=975.5 E7v}})  
*Doran, Michael F. ''Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia, 1634-1895''. Scale [ca. 1:190,000]. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing, 1987. (Family History Library Atlas {{FSC|537885|title-id|disp=975.5 E7d}})
*Doran, Michael F. ''Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia, 1634-1895''. Scale [ca. 1:190,000]. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing, 1987. (FamilySearch Library Atlas {{FSC|537885|title-id|disp=975.5 E7d}})


The Family History Library also has city ward maps for Richmond, Virginia for 1809, 1848, 1873, and 1877 (Family History Library {{FSC|373717|title-id|disp=film 1377700; fiche 6016750-53}}). These are helpful when using census records.  
The FamilySearch Library also has city ward maps for Richmond, Virginia for 1809, 1848, 1873, and 1877 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|373717|title-id|disp=film 1377700; fiche 6016750-53}}). These are helpful when using census records.  


== Early Settlers Maps  ==
== Early Settlers Maps  ==