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Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
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Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
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Emigration And Immigration
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Genealogy
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Law And Legislation
Maps
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Taxation
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

MAPSLook this term up in the glossary.

The best collections of Virginia maps are at the Virginia Historical Society and the Library of Virginia. A detailed list of the maps at these libraries is:

Sames, James W., III. Index of Kentucky and Virginia Maps, 1562 to 1900. Frankfurt, Ky.: Kentucky Historical Society, 1976. (FHL book 976 E7s; computer number 244942.)

Extensive map collections are at the University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and George Mason University. The U.S. Geological Survey Look this term up in the glossary.office at Reston and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Norfolk also have Virginia maps.

Excellent reproductions of Virginia maps are found in:

Stephenson, Richard W. The Cartography of Northern Virginia: Facsimile Reproductions of Maps Dating From 1608 to 1915. Fairfax, Va.: Fairfax County, Virginia, 1981. (FHL book Q 975.5 E7s; computer number 398166.)

AtlasesLook this term up in the glossary. and land ownership mapsLook this term up in the glossary. are available for many counties and larger cities at the Library of Congress (see the United States Research Outline [30972]) and at other large libraries.

The Family History Library has some individual maps and the following atlases:

Hale, John S. A Historical Atlas of Colonial Virginia. [Staunton, Va.]: Old Dominion Publications, 1978. (FHL book 975.5 E7hj; computer number 15849.)

County Maps, January 1, 1977. Richmond, Va.: Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, 1977. (FHL book 975.5 E7v; computer number 29941.)

Doran, Michael F. Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia, 1634-1895. Scale [ca. 1:190,000]. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing, 1987. (FHL Atlas 975.5 E7d; computer number 450387.)

The Family History Library also has city ward maps for Richmond for 1809, 1848, 1873, and 1877 (FHL film 1377700; fiche 6016750-53; computer number 181937). These are helpful when using census records.

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