Maps and Land Resources for Genealogy
Maps
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1895 Atlas All states have individual maps that can be viewed.
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Baist Atlas Collection 1916, 1927, and 1941
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David Rumsey Map Collection Maps from the 1800's through the 1900's.
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Electronic Atlas of Northeast Indiana Counties that are included: Adams, DeKalb, Elkhart, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrane, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and White.
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Geographic Names Information System Great site for locating cemeteries, and obscure or historical churches. Choose the Query GNIS U.S. Territories option on the left hand side of the page. You will then be directed to Query form for the United States and its territories. Fill out this form and submit your requests, then choose the correct location to view the results.
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Historic Indiana Atlases Atlases for various Indiana counties from 1875-1901
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Indiana Plat Books Historic guides to the communities of Indiana, showing townships, roads and section numbers.
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps What Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are available at the Indiana State Library.
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Sanborn Map Collection Digital images of 1887 and 1898 Indianapolis Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
To search:
1.) Click 'Advance Search'
2.) Check the box for 'Indianapolis Sanborn Map Collection'
3.) Click 'Selected Fields' at the top of the search box
4.) Use the pull-down menu 'in the _____ field' and choose 'Lan dmark Name', 'Landmark Type', or 'Streets / Address
Range'
5.) Click 'Show Terms" to select from the list of valid metadata entries
6.) Click 'Search' to retrieve the map (s) where the search term appears
Land
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Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records (GLO), federal land patent initial transfer of title from the Federal government to individuals to search these records choose Search land patents, or Search Surveys, from the top of the page..
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Township and Range A guide to the theory and usage of the township and range system.
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