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Genealogy Atlas: Historic maps of North America Images of old American atlases during the years 1750 to 1900 scanned from the original copies so you can see the states and counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Viewing is free. Full size printed copies are offered for sale. http://www.genealogyatlas.com/

Library of Congress American Memory Map Collection Although you would expect this collection to be only maps of America, you will find maps of places all over the world. Some are from the CIA' s historic files. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection Maps from all over the world from the University of Texas. This site also has thousands of current maps. This link will take you to the historic maps section. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/index.html

Geographic Names Information Server -- Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit your search to a specific county in a specific state and search for any geographic feature including: populated place, cemetery, stream, bridge, hospital, church, and more than 50 others. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/

Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States Land Patent Records Site   provides live database and image access to more than two million federal land title records for the Eastern Public Land States, dating back to 1820. Search Federal Land Patents databases, print out copies, and request certified Land Patents. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/

The United States Office of Coast Survey's Historical Map & Chart Collection contains over 20,000 maps and charts from the late 1700s to present day. The Collection includes some of the nation's earliest nautical charts, hydrographic surveys, topographic surveys, geodetic surveys, city plans and Civil War battle maps. The Collection is a rich primary historical archive and a testament to the artistry of copper plate engraving technology of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Historical Map & Chart Project scans each map or chart and offers the images free to the public via the Coast Survey web site.

Maps of Illinois and the Old Northwest

Searchable collection of maps covering more than 400 years of Illinois history.