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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
- Utah Official Highway Maps
- Historical Boundaries
- Maps of Utah from MapofUS.org. Includes boundary changes map.
- Oldmapsonline.org Utah links.
- USGS Quadrangle and other maps for Utah. ($) to download a .pdf file.
- National Map
- Utah Maps has a selection of online maps.
Printed Publications
- Greer, Deon C. Atlas of Utah. Ogden, Utah: Weber State College and Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1981. FS Library Book Q 979.2 E7a.) - contains reference, topographical, historical, resource, boundary, population, and settlement maps
- Miller, David E. Utah History Atlas. Second Edition, N.p.: Miller, 1968. FS Library Book 979.2 E2m.) - illustrates the routes of early explorers, Latter-day Saint settlements, boundary changes, and other historical events.
- Tackitt, Jim W. 1866 County Map of Utah and Nevada. 1966. Reprint, Concord, Calif.: Tackitt Photographic, 1990? FS Library Map 979 E7u. - shows 1866 county boundaries and town locations.
- General Highway Maps. Three Volumes. n.p.: The Commission, 1937-51. FS Library Book Folio 979.2 E7g. - illustrates cemeteries; roads; schools; churches; cities and towns; rivers; and range, township, and section numbers
- Moffat, Riley Moore Printed Maps of Utah to 1900: An Annotated Cartobibliography. Santa Cruz, Calif.: Western Association of Map Libraries, 1981. FS Library Book 979.2 E33m - inventory of Utah maps
Background
- See Maps for more information.
Maps and atlases are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes.
Historical maps are especially useful for finding communities that no longer exist and old county boundaries. The FamilySearch Library has maps for some Utah counties and a few of the larger cities. Some of the city maps list the property owners.
Utah, United States Genealogy displays a clear map showing the counties of Utah.
The Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University and the Marriott Library at the University of Utah have excellent collections of Utah maps and atlases. The Utah Gazetteers and Utah Land and Property also help with identifying places. To find maps and atlases at the FamilySearch Library, use the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the following:
UTAH - MAPS
UTAH - HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
UTAH, [COUNTY] - MAPS
UTAH, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - MAPS