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About This Category: Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from the places where your ancestors lived. Because political boundaries seem to change constantly, historic maps are critical in helping you discover the precise locations your ancestors lived, what land they owned, who their neighbors were, and more.

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A complete genealogical, historical, chronological and geographical atlas Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland French's Gazetteer of New York Gazetteer of England and Wales Gazetteer of Scotland Germany, Topographic Maps, 1860-1965 (in German) Historische atlas, ten gebruike bij het onderwijs in Algemeene en Vaderlandsche Geschiedenis (in Dutch) Iowa Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1884-1885 Ireland Gazetteer and Surname Guide Ireland Topographical Dictionary La Nuova Italia, Vol. I: A-E (in Italian) La Nuova Italia, Vol. II: F-Q (in Italian) La Nuova Italia, Vol. III: R-Z (in Italian) Leeds and Bradford, Yorkshire Area Directory and Gazetteer, 1853 Leicester and Rutland History, Gazetteer, and Directory, 1863 Lincolnshire History, Gazetteer, and Directory, 1856 Lippincott’s Gazetteer of the World, 1913 Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire (in German) Michigan Gazetteer, 1839 Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1881 Monmouth, Wales: A Topographical and Historical Description of the County Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland Scotland Gazetteer Suffolk History, Gazetteer, and Directory, 1844 The American Gazetteer, Abridged The Universal historical atlas U.S. Gazetteer, 1854 U.S. Map Collection, 1513-1990 U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 - Updated! Wales Topographical Dictionary, 1833 Wales Topographical Dictionary, 1844 World Foreign Gazetteer, Vol. 1

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