The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries online at http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp has a chronology for each state that begins before statehood (for example Nebraska begins with the Louisiana Purchase). The site also has a national boundary map page that I have not used but might be helpful.
On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:57 AM, John Roose <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanx Tim. That's one I'm not familiar with - will check it out. > > Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Tim Rosenlof <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On 3/27/2013 8:20 AM, John Roose wrote: >> > Re-watching Geoff's earlier webinar on locations has led me to try to >> > clean up my location lists, ie correctly record the location at the time >> > of the event. First I created the list of counties that need to be >> > verified. Animap is an invaluable source /after/ the establishment of a >> > state, but before that more help is needed. Specifically what was the >> > name of the colony, when did it change, etc. >> > >> > Trying to go state by state is most difficult: just found that >> > Connecticut was first named River Colony; also that it was formed from >> > three colonies: New Haven, etc. Then there was the Dominion of New >> England. >> > >> > Can anyone recommend a source for the proper names of the >> > colonies/territories along with a timeline? >> > >> > Thanx. John >> >> The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy Is online at Ancestry >> >> >> http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Source:_A_Guidebook_to_American_Genealogy >> >> -- >> Tim Rosenlof >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and >> on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> >> > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
