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Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
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A Brief History of the Roads of Virginia, 1607-1840
From the Historic Roads of Virginia project, Virginia Transportation Research Council.
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American Shores - Maps of the Middle Atlantic Region to 1850
Maps on this site cover the early modern period ending in 1850, just as so-called internal improvements (canals, highways, and railroads) began to cross the young nation and change the landscape.
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Ancestry.com - Search Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Ancestry.com - U.S. Map Collection, 1513-1990
A collection of a variety of maps created for different scopes and purposes, including political and geographical. The maps are categorized as follows: cadastral, discovery and exploration, military, panoramic, thematic, topographic, transportation.
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Ancestry.com - U.S., Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases, 1507-2000
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Original source: Historic Map Works LLC, Portland, Maine. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
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Ancestry.com - U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918
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Original source: Various publishers of County Land Ownership Atlases. Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
From the Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois. Includes for each state: Interactive Map; Index of County and Equivalents; Consolidated Chronology; Individual County Chronologies; Bibliography and Sources; Historical Commentary; Metadata - Summary Form; Metadata - Full FGDC Form; Download GIS Files; Download KMZ Files; Download PDF Files.
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Cartography Maps & GIS Resources
Fairfax, Virginia. From George Mason University.
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Color Landform Atlas: Virginia
Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Virginia
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This free collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century maps of North and South America, although it also has maps from around the world. The collection dates from about 1700 to the 1950s. There are now more than 48,000 items online, with new additions added regularly.
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From the Libary of Congress.
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Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
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Geology.com - Virginia Lake Map, River Map and Water Resources
Note the waterways displayed on a map with county boundaries. Migration paths from county to county can often be traced along these waterways.
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Photocopies of Old Maps, Prints and Articles of Historical and Genealogical Interest from Virginia.
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Digitized collection of selected map holdings from several sources including the University of Alabama Map Library.
