Maps, Gazetteers,Directories

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Maps, Gazetteers,Directories Presented by DeAnne
Shelley
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How can Maps, Gazetteers and Directories (MGD)
help us find our Ancestors?

• Directories can help locate ancestors in
  larger towns and cities

• Gazetteers can help locate ancestors in smaller
  towns

• Maps can help locate surrounding towns and
  geography

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• Census Records

• Vital Records

• Probate Records

• Land Records

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How do we Find MGDs?

• Research Outlines

• FHLC
• Do a Place Search
• Look for M, G, or D in the Subject List

• Internet

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How do we get Research Outlines?

• Purchase from SLFHL cost is minimal

• FamilySearch Internet Site, free
• Order from Church Distribution

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Directories
Why search Directories?

• Were there directories before telephones?

• Telephones were not widespread until after the
  1930s.

• Some Directories date back to the 1700s.

• They were created for business purposes, but now
  serve as valuable research tools.

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Directories p24
The Family History Library has a comprehensive
collection, City Directories of the United
States,

• This Collection includes 336 cities and regions
  from the late 1700s to 1935.

• The pre-1860 city directories are on more than
  6,000 microfiche.

• Directories for 1861 to 1935 are on 1,118
  microfilms...

There were many Directories before telephones.
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Directories

• A Little Math Shows that this Collection of City
  Directories contains over 100M names.

• There are more directories for other countries

• Your ancestor could be listed in one of them

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What do Directories show?

• Name, place of residence, and often the
  occupation of the resident.

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This information can help

• Find nearby churches where family members may
  have been baptized, married, or buried.

• Find when the family arrived or left, or when the
  father died

• Find the family in a census

Census Indexes are not always accurate or
available.
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GAZETTEERS
What is a Gazetteer?
A gazetteer is a list and description of
places.... usually listed in alphabetical order
similar to a dictionary.
It is a Dictionary of Places
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Gazetteers recommended by the U.S. Research
Outline, p28-29

• Bullinger's Postal and Shippers Guide since 1871

• American Places Dictionary

• Omni Gazetteer of the U.S. Most comprehensive
  with 1.5M places

• The National Gazetteer. Most useful

Towns as they were in 1884
population as of 1880
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Examples from National Gazetteer

• Castle Rock, Mo. p.v. (post village) in Jackson
  tp., Osage co., 9 mi. S. of Jefferson City.
  Pop. 28.

• Koeltztown, Mo., p.o., Osage co. Pop. 84

Other Gazetteers list towns as of 1797, 1834,
1853, 1855
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MAPS
How can Maps help us find our Ancestors?

• People usually traveled the path of least
  geographic resistance, following rivers and
  valleys roads.

• Before modern transportation people usually
  married someone from within a 20-mile radius of
  their home.

• Maps can provide clues where to look next.
• Use Google Earth for world research

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Maps described in U.S. Outline p36-38

• Plat Maps - maps of property boundaries

• Ward Maps of major cities census districts
  political divisions of large cities

• Topographic Maps many USGS maps

• Atlases

• Historical Atlases useful for finding places
  that no longer exist.

• Township County Boundaries

• Land Ownership Maps

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How to Find Research Outlines on the Internet

• Search

• Research Helps

• Sorted by Type

• Research Outlines

• All Research Outlines are listed in Alphabetical
  order

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From England Research Outline

• Directories Exist from 1760.

• A link is given to the GENUKI web site where
  volunteers will search some directories for you
  free of charge.

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From England Research Outline

• The place-names used in the FHLC are the names
  and spellings used in The Imperial Gazetteer of
  England and Wales. This gazetteer lists
  place-names as they were in the 1860s.

• In 1974, England realigned its county boundaries
  and renamed many counties. More county boundary
  changes were made in 1996.

• County names in the FHLC are those used before
  1974, with references made to new names.

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From England Research Outline

• Since 1800 the Ordnance Survey has been the major
  source of topographical maps. English, Welsh,
  Scottish, and Irish maps are available in high
  resolution.

• Ordnance Survey Maps are available on the
  Internet by clicking on a link to their site.

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From German Research Outline

• See 23 in Handout for Summary of valuable
  information found in Research Outlines for
  Germany.

• Similar information is found in other Research
  Outlines.

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From German Research Outline
Directories

• Directories Begin in the 1700s. Most date from
  the 1830s to early 1900s.

• Telephone Directories on the Internet

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From German Research Outline
Gazetteers
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From German Research Outline
Maps

• Map of the German Empire, A detailed map of the
  German Empire as it existed 1871-1914.
  (Geography used in FHLC)

• The Great V.A.G. Atlas, An Atlas of Germany with
  an index of cities and towns that make finding
  locations easy.

• Westermann Atlas of World History, An excellent
  historical atlas.

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How to Find Other Key Genealogical Sites on the
Internet that have MGDs

• Search

• Web Sites

• Key Genealogical Sites

(Road Map to the Best MGD Sites)
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Gold Mine of Map Sites!!
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Gold Mine of Map Sites!!
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Gold Mine of Map Sites!!
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Aerial View of Koeltztown, Missouri Pop. 84
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Koeltztown
Wieberg Farm
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Wieberg Farm near Koeltztown
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Summary
How do we Find MGDs?

• Study Research Outlines to see what the experts
  recommend

• Search Internet Sites suggested in Cyndis List

• Look in FHLC

All can be found on the Internet
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Summary
How do we find Research Outlines on the
Internet?

• Go to familysearch.org, then click on

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Summary
Key Genealogical Sites on the Internet that
have MGDs

• Go to familysearch.org, then click on

• Cyndis List

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