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Where (and When)

Discover how to locate and map historical land features, political boundaries, and land ownership records for genealogy research. Uncover hidden gems of information with these valuable resources.

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Where (and When)

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  1. Where (and When)

  2. Location - Physical Features • Some features are relatively unchanging – mountains, etc • Waterways • change course • Streams are dammed for mills • Rivers are dammed • For power, flood control • Create lakes • Flood previous areas

  3. Location - Political Features • States are admitted over time • Counties • Created • Absorbed • Have boundaries changed • Towns/cities • Created • Have names changed • Go away

  4. What’s Needed • Search engine to find old places • geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html • Display location on different maps • Maps – preserved from past • alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/ • www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ • County boundaries for each census • www.familyhistory101.com/map_census.html

  5. Location-Based Genealogy • USGenWeb • www.usgenweb.org • Contains state websites • Alabama www.algw.org • Which contain county websites • All volunteer • Every county has different look, content, etc • Can be valuable resource

  6. Land Ownership • Bureau of Land Management • Land Patent and Survey • www.glorecords.blm.gov • Eastern Public Land States • Issued between 1820 and 1908 • Current land ownership • By county • publicrecords.netronline.com

  7. How do I find it ? • www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html • Then go to Downloadable County D.O.T. Maps • Select state, then county • Find Township, Range, Section Or • www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx • Go to Convert Township, Range, and Section to Latitude and Longitude • Get latitude and longitude • View on Google Earth

  8. Township, Range and Section

  9. Townships and Ranges

  10. Sections

  11. Subsections

  12. Example - Auburn University • St Stephens Meridian • T19N, R26E • SW ¼ of Section 30 • Go to www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx • Enter data • View using Google Earth • earth.google.com/download-earth.html

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