Maps of the South

Maps are essential when doing genealogical research. Maps can help determine:

• Jurisdictions and boundaries
• Geographical and physical features
• Relationships between towns and counties

Use many sources to locate a map closest to the time period your ancestor lived in a certain location.

Here are some references and web sites to assist you in locating maps.

Alabama

• Alabama Maps
• Alabama Burned Counties
• Sara Elizabeth Mason, A List of the Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama, (Birmingham Public Library, 1973)
• W. Craig Remington and Thomas Kallsen, ed., Historical Atlas of Alabama, (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 1997)
• Peggy Tuck Sinko, comp., Alabama: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, (New York City: Charles Scribner;s Sons., 1996)

North Carolina

Rural Records of Mid-Southern United States