How and Where to Find Old Maps for Genealogy Research

Learn where to find old maps to help with your family history research. Genealogy and telling the story of your family tree takes on a whole new view when you add old maps to help understand where your ancestors lived. Finding old maps is truly a treasure hunt, is fun, and can be rewarding. Talk about visuals, these old maps can even have your ancestors on them by name. Watch to the end of the video where I show you how I lined up my ancestors on a map from 1885 with a census record from 1880. OTHER VIDEOS 🔴 U.S. Census Maps and Other Unindex Records on FamilySearch.org    • U.S. Census Maps and Other Unindex Records...   🔴 Document Preservation with The Archive Lady - Melissa Barker    • Document Preservation with The Archive Lad...   🔴How do you know that record belongs to your ancestor? Evidence Analysis and Correlation    • How do you know that record belongs to you...   🔴 How & Where to Research Newspapers for Genealogy and Family History    • How & Where to Research Newspapers for Gen...   ❤️ JOIN the GENEALOGY TV ACADEMY https://genealogytv.org/about-genealo... 📝📝📝THREE DIFFERENT WAYS to find the HANDOUTS! 📝 1) Become a CHANNEL MEMBER at the INFO ACCESS level $9.99 per month. This gets you all the handouts. https://www.youtube.com/genealogytv/join. As a Channel Member, find the handouts by scrolling through the blog posts on the Community tab at https://www.youtube.com/GenealogyTV/C.... 📝 2) All handouts can be PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY ($5 and up) at https://genealogytv.org/handouts/. Here you will get a redirect and an email to download the handouts. 📝 3) Become a monthly PATRON at the HAPPY DANCE level ($15/Month) or more. You will get early release of the videos and the handouts are emailed to you, when they become available.   / genealogytv   ❤️BECOME A GENEALOGY TV CHANNEL MEMBER and help support Genealogy TV - see perks! https://www.youtube.com/genealogytv/join 👉 Subscribe to Genealogy TV    / @genealogytv   🛍️ Genealogy TV’s AMAZON STORE full of Connie’s favorites. https://www.amazon.com/shop/genealogytv (Amazon Affiliate) ✅ Genealogy TV WEBSITE https://genealogytv.org/ ✅ GTV on FACEBOOK   / genealogytv   ✅ SIGN UP For GTV’s NEWSLETTER https://mailchi.mp/a0862c6473aa/genea... 🌳 Subscribe to Ancestry.com (affiliate) https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101l4aFW... 📰 Subscribe to Newspapers.com (affiliate) https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-91101... ❤️ TIP JAR - If you like the videos, please consider becoming a Patreon member.   / genealogytv   🌳 Subscription to ANCESTRY.com (affiliate) https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101l4aFW... 📰 Subscription to NEWSPAPERS.com (affiliate) https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-91101... ▶️ SUBSCRIBE to NC ANCESTRY (North Carolina Ancestry) at    / ncancestry   TIMING 0:00 Intro 0:12 Request for video on old maps & plotting brick wall ancestors 1:50 Using State Archive maps & high resolution maps 2:41 Download high resolution map and highlight where ancestors lived 3:07 Add comments or notes using Paint program or similar 4:09 Search in the state of residency 4:27 Also look at the Library of Congress 4:47 Why railroad maps are a good resource 5:45 Sanborn Insurance Maps at the Library of Congress and locally 6:04 Created to assess the value of property and safety 6:30 Highly detailed including names of companies/owners of property 7:24 Typically created for highly populated or developed areas 7:36 Types of maps 8:47 Road records created by the county & road maintained by town folk 10:21 Some universities overlay historical maps over Google Maps or Google Earth 10:47 Atlas of Historical Boundaries - Newberry Library 11:04 MapofUS.org 11:45 DavidRumsey.com collection 13:08 Historical and Genealogical Societies have maps 13:33 Bureau of Land Management 14:08 FamilySearch.org/wiki 14:30 Maps and Gazetteers 15:40 Ancestry.com card catalog 16:46 USGS.gov topographic maps 17:47 Deedmapper on DirectlineSoftware.com to plot on maps 20:02 Map and corresponding census side by side I am a fanatic for genealogy, family history and DNA to research my American ancestors. I create the best free genealogy videos and webinars on YouTube. Best YouTubers for genealogy are Genealogy TV, The History Guy, Aimee Cross Genealogy Hints, Family History Fanatics, Geneavlogger, Legacy Tree Genealogy, , Ancestry, FamilySearch, Useful Charts, Dear Myrtle, Genealogy with Amy Johnson Crow, and 23andMe. #Genealogy #GenealogyTV #FamilyHistory Music Credits for Song on Word Tree Open Circus Waltz Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...