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Records Of The Family History Library
Familysearch
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Divorce Records
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Minorities
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate Records
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
MAPS 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 Family History Library has maps for some Utah counties and a few of the larger cities. Some of the city maps list the property owners.
The following atlases Atlas of Utah. Ogden, Utah: Weber State College and Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1981. (FHL book Q 979.2 E7a;computer number 127445.) This important work contains reference, topographical, historical, resource, boundary, population, and settlement maps
Miller, David E. Utah History Atlas. 2nd ed. N.p.: Miller, 1968. (FHL book 979.2 E2m; computer number 73653.) This atlas illustrates the routes of early explorers, Mormon settlements, boundary changes, and other historical events.
Tackitt, Jim W. 1866 County Map of Utah and Nevada
and maps can help you with your research:
General Highway Maps. 3 vols. N.p.: The Commission, 1937-51. (FHL book Folio 979.2 E7g; computer number 158517.) Arranged by county, this three-volume set contains 89 maps illustrating cemeteries; roads; schools; churches; cities and towns; rivers; and range, township, and section numbers
An inventory of Utah maps before 1900 is:
Moffat, Riley Moore Printed Maps of Utah to 1900: An Annotated Cartobibliography Santa Cruz, Calif.: Western Association of Map Libraries, 1981. (FHL book 979.2 E33m; computer number 49341.) The book is arranged by the years the maps were published. The book covers 11 libraries throughout Utah and the Bancroft Library at the University of California-Berkeley. It gives the size and a description of the maps.
More current state, county, or city maps may identify current jurisdictions. The Utah Department of Transportation has road maps for each county and for some Utah cities and towns. Most of the publication dates are 1973 and 1974. A fee is charged for these maps. The state map is more current and is available at no cost. These maps may be obtained by writing or visiting:
UDOT Community RelationsThe Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University and the Marriott Library at the University of Utah have excellent collections of maps and atlases for Utah. The "Gazetteer" and "Land and Property" sections of this outline also help with identifying places. To find maps and atlases at the Family History Library, use the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the following:
4501 South 2700 West
P. O. Box 141200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1200
Telephone: 801-965-4000
UTAH - MAPS
UTAH - HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
UTAH, [COUNTY] - MAPS
UTAH, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - MAPS
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