These collections will get you moving in the right direction. People tend to live and die within 50 miles of where they were born. By using maps we can determine where else we may wish to hunt. Also our nation did not just grow into the current counties and states, the lines merged and morphed many times over, so finding someone who lived in Washington territory might mean you will need to check out Oregon's state archives! Some of these maps will bring you current information some are historical and will tell you what places use to be named and the show you the different boundries of county, territory, and state. Happy hunting!
Altapedia Online Full color physical maps and political maps, as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Build Your Own Map This site allows you to make a state map with selected counties highlighted. Various color schemes are available.
California ~ Map of California Indian Tribes in 1770 Map showing geographical breakdown of native tribes, groups, families, and dialects of California in 1770.
Cultural Maps Geographical presentation of maps.
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 15,800 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.
Georgia ~ Georgia Maps Physical, political, historical, demographic and other maps of Georgia.
Hargrett Rare Map Collection A collection of historical maps from the University of Georgia's Hargrett Library.
Historical Map Archive A digitized collection of selected map holdings of various organizations.
Indian Land Cessions Maps showing Indian land cessions in the Southeast, presented by TN GenWeb project.
MapMachine ~ National Geographic Satellite maps, street maps, and more in National Geographic's online atlas. The site also features a search engine to find a location by address, country, state or U.S. Zip Code.
MapQuest Maps, driving directions, road trip planner and more.
Maps ~ Educational Technology Clearinghouse of Florida [ETC] Historic maps for students & teachers, representing many different time periods.
Memorial Library Map showing the Indian Nations in the New World.
National Historic Trails From the National Park Service, interactive maps of The Trail of Tears, the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, and the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. Norman B Leventhal Map Center, The The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library provides public access to the Boston Public Library's historically significant collection of 200,000 maps and 5,000 atlases.
Perry Castaņeda Library Map Collection View maps from the University of Texas' Perry Castaņeda Library map collection.
Quick Facts ~ US Census Bureau Outline maps of states, with the state's counties identified. The site also offers quick facts about people, business, and geography of the area.
Railroad Maps [1828-1900] ~ Navtica Included in this collection of railroad maps are progress report surveys for individual lines, official government surveys, promotional maps, maps showing land grants and rights-of-way, and route guides published by commercial firms.
Slave Route Maps Maps that show deportation flows in the 15th and 16th centuries, and slave routes during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Surname Distribution Map Enter a surname (last name) into the form on the site, and you will get a map of the United States showing the distribution of people with that surname within the 50 states.
TerraServer-USA The TerraServer-USA Web site is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States.
U.S. Atlas [1895] This atlas, originally printed and copy written in 1895 by the Rand McNally Corporation, called "The New 11 x 14 Atlas of the World", is online courtesy of USGenNet.org, and contains maps of the US states as they were in 1895.
U.S. County Formation Maps From Genealogy, Inc., a list of state maps that show individual counties within the state from 1643 to the present.
Using Maps in Genealogy ~ USGS In genealogical research, maps can provide clues to where your ancestors may have lived and where to look for written records about them.
William P Cummings Map Society 16th through 19th century maps of the Southeast United States.
Join the California Genealogy Club
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