Historical maps with landowners names is a great way to hit "the FAN club" easily (who were the neighbors, what cemetery or landmark is nearby, what was the town called then that might have changed?).
One thing I just noticed. On historical maps with landowners names the one I'm working with right now (1856, Saratoga Co., NY) has notations of first initial and last name, but it also has just last name. It seems that if it has a first initial then they lived there. If its last name alone they might have leased that land to others. So next on my list was looking at Deeds. 😊 (I never saw the surname on a census because they didn't live there at census time - but they do still have a document that connects them.)
I’ve been searching for maps for rural areas because Louisiana is mostly rural. I know my 2x great grandfather built their house and gathered wood from the swamp to make it. The original is still there, but it was moved and my grand uncle had taken a small part of the original and lived there until he passed in 2020. The rest of the house is actually up for sale, but they want more than it’s worth and it would take twice as much to make it into a home that is inhabitable. I hear the floors are caving. I’d love to find where it was originally built.
@@AncestryAimee I didn’t find one on the Library of Congress website. I will check the other, but I don’t think they will have it. We live in an area where it’s all agricultural, not too far from one ancestor you had mentioned on a video a while back that was in Louisiana. Tons of maps of different cities, but these rural areas just don’t seem to get as much attention. It’s still worth a try
@KylieKarlieKinzlieKolt look at my video about 5 websites you may not know and check out the plat maps on the blm website. Here you’re looking just for someone in the area. If that doesn’t give you anything try local libraries or the state library.
I lost the link to the map website you had in another video where you could type in a name and it would find that name on the map and list all the maps where it found that name. I think it was a persons name.
Historical maps with landowners names is a great way to hit "the FAN club" easily (who were the neighbors, what cemetery or landmark is nearby, what was the town called then that might have changed?).
Yes! Thanks for adding that Bob. 😃
Wow. The NY library map section was much better than what I was looking at this morning (Wilton, Saratoga, NY in 1866. Thank you!
You bet!
Thank you for this! I hope I can someday be as fully-informed as you are.
Isn’t learning great?! I’m always finding new stuff! The more you know the more you know you don’t know!
@@AncestryAimee , that is truer than true!
VERY useful. Thanks Aimee
You're so welcome!
One thing I just noticed. On historical maps with landowners names the one I'm working with right now (1856, Saratoga Co., NY) has notations of first initial and last name, but it also has just last name. It seems that if it has a first initial then they lived there. If its last name alone they might have leased that land to others. So next on my list was looking at Deeds. 😊 (I never saw the surname on a census because they didn't live there at census time - but they do still have a document that connects them.)
Thanks for adding that!
I’ve been searching for maps for rural areas because Louisiana is mostly rural. I know my 2x great grandfather built their house and gathered wood from the swamp to make it. The original is still there, but it was moved and my grand uncle had taken a small part of the original and lived there until he passed in 2020. The rest of the house is actually up for sale, but they want more than it’s worth and it would take twice as much to make it into a home that is inhabitable. I hear the floors are caving. I’d love to find where it was originally built.
Wow! That is so cool! Hope you can find a good map!
@@AncestryAimee I didn’t find one on the Library of Congress website. I will check the other, but I don’t think they will have it. We live in an area where it’s all agricultural, not too far from one ancestor you had mentioned on a video a while back that was in Louisiana. Tons of maps of different cities, but these rural areas just don’t seem to get as much attention. It’s still worth a try
@KylieKarlieKinzlieKolt look at my video about 5 websites you may not know and check out the plat maps on the blm website. Here you’re looking just for someone in the area. If that doesn’t give you anything try local libraries or the state library.
I lost the link to the map website you had in another video where you could type in a name and it would find that name on the map and list all the maps where it found that name. I think it was a persons name.
It’s the David Rumsey Map Collection
www.davidrumsey.com
@@AncestryAimee Thanks!