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Goal 8: Maps and Gazetteers


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Goal 8: Learn about North Carolina maps and gazetteers.


Choices


ALearn about North Carolina maps and gazetteers.


Summary
  1. Learn about North Carolina maps in these articles.

    FS—Wiki: North Carolina Maps
    AC—Wiki: North_Carolina Maps

  2. Learn about North Carolina gazetteers in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

    FS—Wiki: North Carolina Gazetteers

  3. Explore FamilySearch Places to learn about place names in North Carolina, from 1712-1776, or 1776 to present.
  4. Access interactive maps and atlases of North Carolina on the MapsofUS site.
  5. Find North Carolina towns and communities on the RoadsideThoughts site.

B Explore North Carolina maps and gazetteers.


  1. Explore the David Rumsey collection of North Carolina maps.
  2. Explore the Perry-Castaneda site for maps of North Carolina.
  3. Explore historical maps on the University of North Carolina site.
  4. Explore historical North Carolina maps on the Historic Map Works site.
  5. Explore the Old Maps Online site for North Carolina maps.
  6. Explore the Old Maps of North Carolina on the Wikipedia site.
  7. Explore Sanborn Insurance Maps in the Library of Congress.
Exercises





North Carolina Counties

Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook

Alamance A L G U T
Alexander A L G U T
Alleghany A L G U T
Anson A L G U T
Ashe A L G U T
Avery A L G U T F
Beaufort A L G U T
Bertie A L G U T
Bladen A L G U T
Brunswick A L G U T F
Buncombe A L G U T F
Burke A L G U T F
Cabarrus A L G U T
Caldwell A L G U T
Camden A L G U T
Carteret A L G U T
Caswell A L G U T
Catawba A L G U T
Chatham A L G U T F
Cherokee A L G U T
Chowan A L G U T
Clay A L G U T
Cleveland A L G U T
Columbus A L G U T
Craven A L G U T F
Cumberland A L G U T
Currituck A L G U T
Dare A L G U T
Davidson A L G U T
Davie A L G U T
Duplin A L G U T
Durham A L G U T
Edgecombe A L G U T
Forsyth A L G U T
Franklin A L G U T
Gaston A L G U T
Gates A L G U T
Graham A L G U T
Granville A L G U T
Greene A L G U T
Guilford A L G U T
Halifax A L G U T
Harnett  A L G U T
Haywood A L G U T F
Henderson A L G U T
Hertford A L G U T
Hoke A L G U T
Hyde A L G U T
Iredell A L G U T
Jackson A L G U T
Johnston A L G U T
Jones A L G U T
Lee A L G U T
Lenoir A L G U T
Lincoln A L G U T
Macon A L G U T
Madison A L G U T F
Martin A L G U T
McDowell A L G U T F
Mecklenburg A L G U T F
Mitchell A L G U T F
Montgomery A L G U T
Moore A L G U T
Nash A L G U T
New Hanover A L G U T
Northampton A L G U T
Onslow A L G U T
Orange A L G U T
Pamlico A L G U T
Pasquotank A L G U T
Pender A L G U T
Perquimans A L G U T
Person A L G U T
Pitt A L G U T
Polk A L G U T
Randolph A L G U T
Richmond A L G U T
Robeson A L G U T F
Rockingham A L G U T
Rowan A L G U T
Rutherford A L G U T F
Sampson A L G U T
Scotland A L G U T
Stanly A L G U T
Stokes A L G U T
Surry A L G U T F
Swain A L G U T
Transylvania A L G U T
Tyrrell A L G U T
Union A L G U T
Vance A L G U T
Wake A L G U T F
Warren A L G U T
Washington A L G U T
Watauga A L G U T
Wayne A L G U T
Wilkes A L G U T
Wilson A L G U T
Yadkin A L G U T F
Yancey A L G U T F
 
 

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