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Online Resources

• See United States Maps for more resources.
• Atlas of Historical County Boundaries at the Newberry Library
• Geographical Names Information System
• David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection
• Old Maps Online Collection
• Library of Congress Maps Collection
• Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at University of Texas at Austin
• Arizona Maps at Internet Archive
• Harvard University Scanned Maps
• UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection
• University of California Berkeley Library
• Geologic Map of Arizona (2000) $
• National Map
• USGS Historical Topographical Maps
• 1895 map of the State of Arizona
• USGS Historical Topographical Maps
• 1895 map of the State of Arizona
• The University of Arizona in Tucson - maps, atlases, and aerial photographs covering Arizona, southwestern United States, and Mexico
• Arizona State University - collection of maps
• 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.

Printed Publications

• Henry P. Walker and Don Bufkin, Historical Atlas of Arizona. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1979. (FamilySearch Library book Q 979.1 E7w).

Background

• See Maps for more information.

For a more detailed list of place names and locations within the state of Arizona, go to the GeoNames geographical database. This database covers all countries and contains over eight million place names throughout the world that are available for download free of charge.

Historical map collections are helpful because they can show you the geography of your ancestor's residence at or around the time they lived there. The following collection is helpful:

For a more detailed list of place names and locations within the state of Arizona, go to the GeoNames geographical database. This database covers all countries and contains over eight million place names throughout the world that are available for download free of charge.

• The University of Arizona in Tucson has an extensive collection of maps, atlases, and aerial photographs covering Arizona, southwestern United States, and Mexico.
• Arizona State University in Tempe also has a sizable collection of maps.

Strategy

Different types of maps help you in different ways, for example:

• Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries, showing boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.
• Road atlases are useful because of the detail they provide.
• Other types of maps include: parish maps, state maps, tourist maps, topographical maps, and air navigation maps. City maps are extremely helpful when researching in large cities.

Several types of maps are useful for genealogists. Some give historical background of the area or show migration routes such as roads, rivers, and railroads. Topographical maps show physical features, such as creeks and hills, and man-made features, such as roads, cemeteries, and churches. Plat and land ownership maps and other types of maps are described in United States Maps.

Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:

• There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a Gazetteer to help you.
• The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.
• Boundaries changed over time. Use historical maps to understand boundary changes.