FINDING MAPS & GAZETTEERS ON THE INTERNET
by Athna May Porter 1- 24 - 2006
Information gathered from my Internet lectures, my Favorites
and from the Oct/Nov/Dec 2005 NGS NewsMagazine
Go to the YGF site to access easily the Internet sites listed below. You will be able to click on the links and go directly to the maps, gazetteers, etc.
Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
The Map Guide and Links to other map sites.
Library of Congress Map Collections 1500 – 2004.
Geography and Map Division holds more than 4.5 million items. The focus of Map Collections: 1544 - 1996 is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress.
FEEFHS (Federation of East European Family History Societies) East European Map Room has a 51-map collection from the Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World that covers almost all of central and Eastern Europe, including all of the German Empire and the Russian Empire. This includes European Russia (east to the Urals) and trans-Ural Asian Russia (Siberia and the Pacific).
U.S. Surname Distribution Maps - Data is from the 1850, 1880, 1920 Census, and 1990's phone books. This map is helpful when trying to determine a starting point for genealogy projects.
Historical Maps of the US; Links to World Maps, etc.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas, Austin
Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection, University of Georgia, Athens
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Office of the Coast Survey, Historical Map & Charts
S. Military Academy Atlas Collection
The Yale Map Collection, New Haven, Connecticut
A research tool of maps with or without county borders. You create an image, which can be printed or saved, to a .gif file for later use. Maps can be created with one color or multiple colors and can include a title and description.
MapQuest - - find locations and print maps of the world
Online maps to everywhere.
David Rumsey’s 18th & 19th century maps – 5468 maps must download a browser to view the maps (takes about 30 min.)
FINDING MAPS & GAZETTEERS ON THE INTERNET
Page 2
View TopoZone Pro aerial photos, shaded relief, street maps, interactive coordinate display, and elevation data.
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries - The Atlas describes and maps every change in the boundaries of all United States counties from the early 1600s to 2000.
Aerial Maps of individual addresses.
Ancestry.com’s MapCenter (by subscription)
GAZETTEERS
The Alexander Digital Library Gazetteer Server Client. The largest online gazetteer.
Odden’s Bookmarks - The Fascinating World of Maps, Mapping & Gazetters(Like Cyndi’s List).
Arizona State University Libraries: Place Names on the Internet. This site is easier to use than Odden’s, but not as complete.
State University Libraries: Map Collection
Cohen, Saul B. editor. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America, NY ColumbiaUniversity Press, 2000. This book, along with others, isavailable to use for free online.
Cyndi’s list of Genealogical Map Gazetteers & Geographical Information on the Internet.
– Recently added, frequently misspelled and former place names. Tidbit information on your towns.
A great place to start looking for foreign geographic names.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographical Names Information Service. Reflects current and some historical place names found on USGS topographic maps. The site contains information for almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States and its territories.
RootsWeb Town/County Locator
All about the Sanborn Fire Maps.
The Maps section displays seven Periods of World History with many links to dozens of regional maps.
Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View your own house and land andsee what the village looks like today that your ancestors came from. (There is a free version and a subscription version)
Atlas & Gazetteer™ Series Mapping America's Back Roads - Each volume contains topographic maps with unbeatable detail, plus gazetteer information on great places to go and things to do. Each atlas is a quality paperback; size 11" x 15-1/2" About $20 each.