Looking for any information on the following in Miller County. Perrit LONG Minerva Harriet (PUCKETT) LONG (Wife) m. 1842 Catherine Emile LONG Charles W. LONG _____________________________ Smallwood P. ALLISON d. 1885 in Ravanna, AR Catherine Emile (LONG) ALLISON (Wife) Green R. ALLISON Alice May ALLISON b. 1879 in Ravanna, AR _______________________________ Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your consideration of the above request. Billie S. Drinovsky drinov@cuttingedge.net

Hi, I'm researching my Brazell family who settled around the Bright Star area in the 1860's. I'm also researching Dempseys. Duston Brooks of TX

I have two different lines that I'm working on in the Miller Co., AR area. The first has BETTERTON - BROWN - EASON as the main surnames. The second is GLOVER - HARRINGTON. Would love to hear from anyone researching these families. Kay

Miller County is down in the southwest forner of Arkansas. It borders Oklahoma, Texas and La. dustyc@microgear.net -----Original Message----- From: Alasrgal40@aol.com <Alasrgal40@aol.com> To: ARMILLER-L@rootsweb.com <ARMILLER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, February 20, 2000 11:23 PM Subject: Re: [ARMILLER] Surname Research in Miller County >my surnames in miller co are.... strickland and wilson >james,amos,david,samuel,william,henry and any other stricklands in miller co >also how close miller co is to , shelby co texas , and panolaco texas. >would love any imput on this >mary >alasrgal40@aol.com > > >==== ARMILLER Mailing List ==== >Do not cross-post messages to multiple mailing lists on the "To:" line or the "Cc:" line of the e-mail message. For more information, send email to the List Manager, Jo Autrey, jmautrey@email.msn.com >http://members.tripod.com/~JoMAutrey > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

Hello everyone, The families I'm looking for are COMPTON AND CONINE. Maud (CONINE) WEST, married 2nd time to William G. COMPTON. William G. COMPTON is listed in the 1920 Census of Miller Co. AR in Sulphur Township. He is listed, age 58, with his wife Maud who is 47 years old. Children listed: Emit 12, Maud10, Lula 7, Sarah 4, and Richard CONINE age 69. I believe they may have lived for a time in Bowie Co. TX. Thanks, SHEILA

I am researching the Rodgers, Reed, Mullins & Gildon surnames. All from the late 1800 and early 1900's Thank you, Renee Spradling

Looking for info on: BRADLEY, HAMMEL/HAMEL, DOUGLAS, SCOBEY before 1870. Also listed in Hempstead and Lafayette Cos. Any info would be appreciated. John.

jmautrey wrote: > If you are interested, please list what families you are researching in > Miller County, and give dates they were there if possible. Direct lines: KIRVIN (from 1860), PALMER (from ca 1870), PIERCE (from ca 1870), SANDERS (from 1876), STEWART (from ca 1860), mostly of Beech Township. Ancillary lines: from KIRVIN (AKIN, ATTAWAY, BELLIEU, BROGDON, BROWN, CORZINE, MCDONALD, SMITH, VICKERS), from PALMER (AARON, CLARK, DOZIER, GOODSON, PEDEN, SMITH, STALEY), from SANDERS (ARTHUR, BEASLEY, HILL, MCADAMS, MCFERRIN) from STEWART (SNOW, WEEKS.) Bill Brunson bbrunson@flash.net http://www.geocities.com/billbrunson.geo/

Searching: Combs and Cooper Watson and Deloy were in Sulphur Twp. in 1880 Thanks, Jean

Of general interest, it could help other states as well, but especially Texas researchers. This is in regards to Harris County, but affects all counties. Thanks Bobbie for the great information as we visit the local court houses. Of genealogical information: Paper: Houston Chronicle Date: THU 12/30/1999 Section: A Page: 29 MetFront Edition: 3 STAR County workers get lessons on new records act By JOE STINEBAKER Staff A recent overhaul of the state's open records act has prompted Harris County Attorney Michael P. Fleming to begin holding seminars for local government officials on how to comply with the law. The first of those seminars came Tuesday, with members of Fleming's office telling a group of county employees that the revamped act will require them to act promptly and honestly in dealing with records requests from the public and the media. "More than anything, it's really summed up in the first paragraph, where it says that basically the records in the state are presumed open and government is presumed open," Fleming said. "It also says the law is to be construed liberally in favor of openness and in favor of the requestor. So, if anything, that is abundantly clear and cannot be any clearer." Under the new Texas Public Information Act , formerly known as the Texas Open Records Act , the amount of time the state attorney general would have to resolve open records disputes is shortened to 45 days from 60 days. It also prohibits governmental bodies from delaying the release of public information by asking the attorney general for an open records opinion if the attorney general or a court had previously ruled that the information was public. The act also gives Fleming's office a much higher profile locally in dealing with records requests. The county attorney's office will now take the lead in handling complaints against all local governments in Harris County, including the City of Houston, local school districts and other municipalities. The act says that governments must respond to a records request within 10 days. If the government fails to do so, or otherwise fails to comply with the law, the requestor can file a complaint with the county attorney's office. The office will investigate the complaint and, if it determines a violation has occurred, will give the government five days to comply with the request or face a lawsuit. Appeals of the office's decisions will be handled by the state attorney general's office. Fleming, whose office has been somewhat aggressive in enforcing compliance with the state's open meetings and open records laws locally, said he welcomes the new responsibility. But, he said, he expects few problems once government employees learn their responsibilities under the revamped law. "If government is kept more open , I think that's great," he said. "Most of the governmental entities are going to be familiar with the act and will make a good-faith effort to comply with the law. I think the protections that are in there for enforcement by the county attorney are to correct those governmental entities that are flagrantly violating the act." Fleming set up a special committee in his office in February, before the new law was passed, to ensure that various county boards and agencies fully complied with the state's Open Meetings Act. That committee will now also take on responsibility for handling complaints filed under the Public Information Act. The office has set up a hot line for the public to answer questions about the act and to field complaints. The telephone number is 713-755-1573. To ensure all local governments have a chance to become familiar with their responsibilities, Fleming plans more seminars. The next one, he said, will be sometime next month. It will be open to the public, he said, and employees of local governments across the county will be encouraged to attend. "One of the reasons for doing the seminars is to ensure that the elected officials and department heads . . . understand what the law is and to cut down on some of the questions that might be asked and concerns that may delay the delivery of open records to people that are filing legitimate requests. It should streamline the process." Bobbie Ross, County Co-ordinator for Coryell County TX. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcoryel/ Family Home Page at: http://www.htcomp.net/ross National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution at: http://www.htcomp.net/ross/dar "What this country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds" Will Rogers

BLUNT GENEALOGY Nelson BLUNT b abt 1795 TN was listed in 1822 LA Tax in 1835 fought in Mexican/American War, not proven yet. He married Elizabeth ? Listed in 1820 census Natchitoches Parish, LA M-33 Roll 31 in 1830 census Clairborne Parish, LA. Their children were: Huriah R BLUNT b 12 Sep 1822 Clairborne Parish, LA d 30 Jan 1877 Springhill, LA m/1 Lucinda SMITH the 16 Sep 1845 Lafatette Co., Ar. M/2 Martha Ann BISHOP 11 Feb 1850 Clairborne Parish, LA dau of James BISHOP and Pernina WALKER. M/3 Beneta BISHOP 25 Jan 1856 Bossier Parish, LA dau of James BISHOP and Pernina WALKER. Martha Ann Bishop/BLUNT died from complications of child birth. Children by Huriah & Martha were: James Bert BLUNT b 11 Mar 1851 Bossier Parish, LA d 19 Apr 1928 Rush Springs, OK. Francis (Fanny) BLUNT b 22 Apr 1852 Bossier Parish, LA d 21 Dec 1919 Zwolle, LA. Children by Huriah & Beneta were: Martha A (Mattie) BLUNT b 12 Mar 1858 Webster Parish, LA d 27 Dec 1928 Spring Branch, AR. Amanda BLUNT b 8 Jan 1859, Webster Parish, LA d 7 Feb 1936 Minden, LA Hughriah Nelson BLUNT b 31 Aug 1863 Bossier Parish, LA d 24 May 1939 Bradley, AR. James Bert BLUNT (Huriah, Nelson) b 11 Mar 1851 Bossier Parish, LA, and d 19 Apr 1928 Rush Springs, OK. Married Georgia Ann STACK 25 Aug 1872. M/2 Alpha Ann DELAFIELD 20 Jan 1876 in Minden, LA dau of William DELAFIELD and Cybthia MOORE. James died from a stroke/heart attack Alpha was buried 11 Apr 1893 Cromwell, TX died from complications of child birth. Children of James and Alpha were: Joel Edgar b 27 Nov 1876 Sarepta, LA d 21 Dec 1909 Miami, OK Mildred Irene b 22 Feb 1878 Sareta, LA d 28 Mar 1962 San Luis Obispo,CA James Bert b 18 Oct 1882, Sarepta, LA d 24 Aug 1933 Rush Springs, OK. Nova Arizona b 3 Sept 1885 Sarepta, LA d 16 Mar 1940 Rush Springs, OK Pierce b 1 Aug 1889 Vernon, TX d 17 Mar 1953 Bisbee, AZ. Albert Barton b 8 Feb 1891 Foard Co., TX d 28 Jun 1959 Mesa, AZ Alpha Anna b 6 Feb 1893 Crowell, TX d 11 Oct 1953 Lawton, OK. Frances (Fanny) BLUNT (?Huriah, Nelson) b 22 Apr 1852 Bossier Parish, LA d 21 Dec 1919 Zwolle, LA Married William J. ROBARDS first m/2 Antone Benott (Ben) MURPHEY 19 Feb 1881 Webster Parish, LA son of Joseph MURPHEY and Marie GRILLET. Children by Francis and William were: Caroline Barneder b 17 Jan 1875 LA m John NORIS William J Jr b 6 Feb 1877 LA d 20 Aug 1882 LA Alpha Delora b 15 Feb 1879 d 6 Jun 1951 Plain Dwelling, LA. Francis and Antoine were: Evenor b 3 Dec 1883 LA d 5 Nov 1907 Plain Dwelling, LA Joseph Hugh b 6 Jan 1888 Carterville, LA d 25 Jan 1964 Antrim, LA Martha A (Mattie) BLUNT (Huriah, Nelson) b 12 Mar 1858 Webster Parish, LA d 27 Dec 1927 Spring Branch, AR. Married James C (Tiny) JOHNSON 27 Nov 1881 Springhill, LA Their children were: Shelby b 8 Sept 1882 Webster Parish, LA d 4 Aug 1883 Spring Branch, AR Maretta b 21 Dec 1883 d 9 Sep 1964 m Bert PENNINGTON Sophia Antinet Melvina b 25 Oct 1885 d abt 1969 m Thomas P GARRETT Mattie b 12 Mar 1887 Fulton b 15 Aug 1892 d 3 Aug 1957 Jackson, MS James Tilman b 30 Jan 1894 d 24 Apr 1956 Spring Branch, AR. Amanda BLUNT (Huriah, Nelson) b 8 Jan 1859 Webster Parish, LA f 7 Feb 1936 Minden, LA. Married James Monroe BRALEY 19 Aug 1881 Clairborne Parish, LA son of Mechie BRALEY and Elizabeth ?. Their children were: Pet b 15 Jun 1882 d 18 Aug 1883 Ora Elizabeth b 14 Jan 1884 Webster Parish, LA. D 7 Mar 1984 Minden, LA Dawson Monroe b 22 Dec 1885 Springhill, LA d 10 Oct 1954 Sarepta, LA Frank James b 22 Feb 1888 Springhill, LA d 20 Jun 1953 Sarepta, LA Jesse James b 13 Mar 1890 Springhill, LA d 31 Mar 1957 Sarepta, LA Hugh Frederick b 23 Mar 1894 d 17 Feb 1895 Webb Pratt b 7 Mar 1896 Springhill, LA d 29 Nov 1964 Sarepta, LA Hughriah Nelson BLUNT (Huriah, Nelson) b 31 Aug 1863 Bossier Parish, Lad 24 May 1939 Bradley, AR Married Labicey Etta LEONARD 8 Jan 1884 dau of William LEONARD and Mary SLACK. Their children: James Burl b 25 Aug 1884 d 2 Jul 1945 Bradley, AR William Lonnie b 10 Feb 1886 LA d 17 Dec 1975 Bradley, AR Exia b 6 Aug 1888 d 14 Mar 1923 Bradley, AR John M b 27 Jul 1891 d 12 Oct 1917 Bradley, AR Thomas Olen b 20 Mar 1893 LA Shelby Byron b 31 Jul 1896 LA d 18 Jul 1936 Bradley, AR Jessie M b 13 Jul 1899 Texarkana, AR John N BLUNT (Nelson) b 1830 LA d ? married Narcissa BISHOP dau of James R BISHOP. John was a blacksmith. Their children: Jackson b 1852 d 1860 John Wesley BLUNT b 12 Jan 1855 LA d 21 Apr 1931 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR John Wesley married Lelia Arkansas DAVIS the 17 Jan 1879 Miller Co., Ar dau of Jared DAVIS and Rhonea PHILYAW. Their children were: Martha Narcissa (Mattie) b 27 Mar 1881 Doddridge, AR d 8 Jun 1950 Vivian, LA John Nelson b 30 Sep 1882 Doddridge, AR d 23 Jun 1977 Texarkana, TX Inte Virgie b 10 Feb 1884 Doddridge, AR d 2 July 1956 Doddridge, AR Elsie Genevia b 24 Oct 1885 Doddridge, AR d Oct 1914 Benton, AR Daisy D b 29 Jul 1887 Doddridge, AR d 26 Sep 1888 TRESSA LEE b 4 Jan 1889 d 28 Jan 1949 Doddridge, AR ** Ramie Vallona b 12 May 1890 d Dec 1908 Doddridge, AR Annie V b 28 Dec 1891 Doddridge, AR d 1970 Sheveport, LA Wesley Jared b 28 Dec 1891 Doddridge, AR d 3 Apr 1935 Alexander Joseph b 8 Apr 1894 Doddridge, AR d 3 Mar 1953 Doddridge, Ar Nora Lee b 30 Jul 1897 d 7 Feb 1963 Doddridge, AR Tressa Lee BLUNT married James Thomas GREENE 8 Sep 1907 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. James was b 11 Jun 1876 Columbus, GA son of James Isaac GRENE AND Louise LUCAS. Their children were: Huibert Eugene b 4 Apr 1909 d 16 Jun 1910 Doddridge, AR Marshall Lafayette b 15 Feb 1910 Doddridge, Ar d 15 Dec 1999, Hardeman Co., TN. Pearl Irene b 12 Oct 1912 Doddridge, AR d Dec 1991 TX Opal Rosalie b 12 Oct 1914 Doddridge, AR Royal Albert b 8 Jan 1918 Doddridge, AR d 1998 AR Myrtle Alva b 1 Jun 1919 d 17 Jun 1959 Bossier Parish, LA James Doyle b 16 Oct 1920 Doddridge, AR Junior Boyce b 14 July 1925 Doddridge, AR d 26 Jan 1997 Hardeman Co., TN. Junior was my father. Junior Boyce married Rose Dean BESHIRES 16 Dec 1949 Hardeman Co., TN. Rose was b 5 Dec 1931 Hardeman Co., TN. Their children were: Charlotte Lee b 27 Sep 1950 Hardeman Co., TN. ME Sharon Remonia b 5 Oct 1953 Hardeman Co., TN Boyce Dale b 14 Aug 1969 Sutter Co., CA. Any takers! Charlotte

Hello everyone, Since I'm a new member as well as the List Manager, I am unfamiliar with the members of this list and the names everyone is researching. There are about 10 on the digest mode and 54 of us on the regular mode. At the moment the list has been set to allow us to discuss our research as a group. If this allows too much mail, we change it so all replies go the individual of the message rather than the list. however, keep in mind all personal comments are to be kept off messages to the list. If you are interested, please list what families you are researching in Miller County, and give dates they were there if possible. As far as I know, I do not have research in Miller County, but am interested in it as how it connects to Bowie County, Tx. Everyone is free to post as much as they are comfortable with to the list on any area of research, whether it be research on the county or the families from there. This list is for research, anything related to it is appropriate. The rules are nothing more than guidelines, and we can enjoy ourselves as we compare notes. My surnames: AUTREY, BEASLEY,ENDSLEY Jo Autrey jmautrey@email.msn.com Bowie County Texas and Genealogy http://members.tripod.com/~JoMAutrey Jo's Front Porch and Genealogy http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/bowie/bowie.htm

My name is Hayden McCasland and I am researching in Miller Co., AR. for the surnames: McCASLAND, MCLEMORE, DAVIS, WESTBROOK. Thanks, Hayden

my surnames in miller co are.... strickland and wilson james,amos,david,samuel,william,henry and any other stricklands in miller co also how close miller co is to , shelby co texas , and panolaco texas. would love any imput on this mary alasrgal40@aol.com

If anyone has access to the 1880 Miller County Census, would you please see if there is a DASCH family included. Am interested in a daughter Mary F, abt age 16. Would like info on the entire family if possible. Thanks, Doris

Here is a great opportunity to learn about techniques which will be of great help in making your time at the computer more productive and not so frustrating. If I were visiting my family in Little Rock, I would certainly be there. If the video becomes available, Tracey, be sure to let us know. Jo Autrey jmautrey@email.msn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Tracey Converse <converse@swbell.net> To: <Recipient list suppressed> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 12:27 PM Subject: Sunday's Arkansas Family History Association Lecture.... > It's not to late to make plans to attending the Arkansas Family History > Association's February lecture. Our topic this month is genealogy on the > internet. I'll be showing you some of the search techniques I use to locate > information. We will also answer your questions, or a least try! > > So, stop by and see us on Sunday, February 20 at the Central Arkansas > Library at 100 Rock Street in Little Rock. The lecture will run from 2-5:00 > and we will have vendors present with lots of books! > > The lecture cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door for members. To become > a member of AFHA, all you have to go to our website and fill out the > membership form. Your information will be safe with us, we don't sell our > mailing list. > > We have setting for 300 so there should be room for all! We will also try > to tape the meeting for those of you out of state who can't attend. If we > get a good recording, I'll let you know how to order the tape. > > Tracey > > Founding member of the Arkansas Family History Association!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~arfha > ********************* > FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! > http://www.ancestrycorner.com > ****************************************** > Webmaster of the Central Arkansas Library System > http://www.cals.lib.ar.us > *************************************************************

Listmembers: I had a question today about the list archives so I thought I'd take the opportunity to tell everyone how to access the list archives. Since I have several e-mail lists I'm going to make this message generic by using "LISTNAME" where you see this you'd substitute the name of the list you are on. There are a couple of ways to access the archives of the list messages. http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl On this page type in "LISTNAME" without the quotes. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives-bin/slist On this page click on the "LISTNAME-L" link. It will take you to a page where you can login. If you've not set up a user name there is a link to a page where you can do so. http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/members/archives.html This page tells you how to get the archives of the last 2-3 weeks via e-mail Jo Autrey List Manager jmautrey@email.msn.com

From: "Clifford Williams" <brencliff75@earthlink.net> To: <NEW-GEN-URL-L@rootsweb.com> > Please be informed of two microfilm reels (NARA Series M233-20, 21) > entitled "The Descriptive & Historical Register of Enlisted Soldiers in the U.S. Army 1835-1846," > from which I have extracted and compiled some very interesting data. > The data is of special interest to all Historians, Genealogists, Librarians, Teachers > and Students worldwide. Ten's of thousands of individual records can easily be searched, producing > very rewarding discoveries and valuable insight to the period. With this information, ancestry links > will be made for many who reached a dead-end at the 1850 U.S. Census. > > Each soldier's entree may include some, or all, of the following: > > Name: > Birthplace: > Age: > Height: > Hair Color: > Eye Color: > Date of Enlistment: > Place of Enlistment: > Enlisted by: > Unit assignment: > Discharge Date: > Cause of Discharge: > Desertions: > Re-enlistment's: > Location: > Rank: > > The majority of these young men had been born in Germany.Many came from Ireland and > several of the eastern Provences of Canada. Thousands of them saw battles during the > Seminole Wars in Florida, and then fought in the War with Mexico as well. > > For those of you who are interested, please visit the web site linked below. > There, you will find the records of the those soldiers (1,690) who served any > length of time at the Buffalo Barracks, as a result of the concerns generated > by the Patriots War. > > I wish you all a pleasant and successful adventure. > > Sincerely yours, > Col. Clifford R. Williams > > > The Buffalo Barracks Historical Web Site > http://www.buffalonet.org/army/home.html > email: buffalobarracks@hotbot.com

I and my husband are in the process of building a website on states in the southeast. I'm going to have basic information on records and links. If someone familiar with the records available for this county could take a look at it and correct me on information or can add info (especially county history), I would really appreciate it. Also any feedback from anyone is also helpful. The address is http://www.segenealogy.com then go to the state and county page. Thanks in advance. Tracy - ------------------------------------------------------------ come visit SouthEastern Genealogy Online www.segenealogy.com - ------------------------------------------------------------

I just checked this web site, and it does a real good job. No roads. I started at Texarkana, and then worked my way down, but to get center of the county, put the city FOUKE in the search engine and go from there. More instrucion are further down in this note. http://www.topozone.com/ For those of you who would like a paper map of Miller County, with the county laid out, roads and communities, I checked several places, and found them at the Miller County Courthouse. They have them copied there, in different sizes. You can even get one that is wall size. (That thing was taller than my husband :) I picked up some of the semi-medium size, and have extras if you will send me your address. (But if you want the big one, you will have to write to the Courthouse, and send them a large envelope to mail it in.) Ancestry Daily News, 15 February 2000 ============================================================ "Topozone . . . Online Topographic Maps," by Michael John Neill <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ============================================================ TOPOZONE http://www.topozone.com This site has every USGS (United States Geological Survey) 1:200,000, 1:100,000, 1:50,000, and 1:25,000 scale map for the contiguous United States. A 1:25,000 scale map means detail (the maps were approximately 1 mile to 4 inches on my screen). The maps appear to be approximately twenty years or so old, but are useful for genealogy purposes. I wouldn't rely on the roads and markings for planning your driving though. The site is excellent for locating rural places, although for urban areas, a modern map site such as MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com) may be more appropriate. The vast majority of "locations" at this site are populated ones. Cemeteries are not always included. The USGS Geographic Names Information Search Site http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html contains a much broader listing of place names and should be referenced for places not located in Topozone. As an example, the Bethany Cemetery near Tioga, Illinois, can be seen at: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=40.2111&lon=-91.3469&size=s&s=25 Viewing the map at a different scale (by clicking the 1:100,000 or 1:200,000 buttons) will pull up section lines, township lines and county lines--very helpful and very explicit. Viewing the Tioga map at 1:50,000 scale (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=40.2111&lon=-91.3469&size=s&s=50) provides the township numbers in red. Tioga is in section 32. The township name (Walker) is partially visible. Backing up to a 1:200,000 scale makes some features (especially the town of Tioga) difficult to see, however, the map is still centered on that locale and neighboring geographic features are easier to visualize. Topozone can be used to locate non-populated places, but it takes a little finesse. The places are on the maps, just not in Topozone's searchable database. AN EXAMPLE A search for Buckeye Cemetery in Illinois at the USGS site resulted in the following information on their Geographic Names Information System Query Results page: Buckeye Cemetery Feature Type: cemetery State: Illinois County: Hancock USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: Tioga Latitude: 401457N Longitude: 0911741W This USGS site results page provides a link to "Show Feature Details and Location" for each feature record that matched the parameters of your search. "Show feature details and location" was hit for the cemetery in Hancock County, Illinois. NOTE: On the USGS GNIS "Show Feature Details and Location Page," one can link to several things, including: 1) The TerraServer page (<http://terraserver.microsoft.com/>.) However, when one "zooms" in on the map, the result is the same image zoomed in, no more features are shown. This does not contain as much detail as the Topozone maps do. 2) A map drawn by the Tiger Map server. This map can zoom in, but does not contain the amount of detail the Topozone maps do. You can enter in a direct URL at the Topozone site, specifying the location. The problem is that the coordinates must be in decimal format. The coordinates on the USGS site are in degree, minute, second form. To convert the coordinates to decimal form, the following must be noted: 1) A degree contains 60 minutes. 2) A minute contains 60 seconds. 3) A degree therefore contains 3600 seconds. The coordinates for Buckeye Cemetery will be used: Latitude 401457N. Starting at the end: The last two digits (57) represent the seconds. The next two digits (14) represent the minutes. The remaining digits (40) represent the degrees To convert to decimal format, take the minutes times 60 and add that number to the number of seconds. In this case, 14 times 60 is 840. When added to 57, the result is 897. To convert to the decimal format (actually the portion of a degree), divide this number by 3600. In this case that result is .2491666. Topozone only needs four decimal places, so we use .2492. This is added to the number of degrees (40), resulting in 40.2492. The same procedure is applied to the longitude. Latitude 0911741W. Starting at the end: The last two digits (41) represent the seconds. The next two digits (17) represent the minutes. The remaining digits (091 or 91) represent the degrees Taking the 17 minutes times 60, results in 1020. Adding the number of seconds (41) to this gives us a total of 1020 plus 41, or 1061 seconds. Dividing this number by 3600 (always divide by 3600) results in a decimal of .2947 (when rounded to four decimal places). This means the latitude is 91.2947E. Topozone requires this number to be negative or have a minus sign in front of it, so we actually enter -91.2947 instead. Our URL is: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=40.2492&lon=-91.2947 Notice that the latitude number is after the "lat=" and the longitude number is after the "lon=". You can simply enter in different numbers to maneuver around. Buckeye Cemetery will not be visible. We can zoom in to a more focused map using the buttons The URL can specify the magnification by adding to the URL http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=40.2492&lon=-91.2947&size=s&s=25 Wow! There it is. Experienced map-readers will know the cemetery is not located on the Illinois prairie. Remember, for populated places, use Topozone directly. For other places, such as churches, creeks, etc. use the USGS GNIS search site http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html and convert the degrees to decimal format. One last hint: Use this site first with an area with which you are familiar. It'll make things much easier. I started by viewing the area where I grew up, trying to locate my parents' and grandparents' farms. This helped me in "getting my bearings," especially with the 1:25,000 maps. Also note, the small black squares on the 1:25,000 maps are homes, the white squares appear to be outbuildings, barns, etc. Maybe one day we'll be able to zoom in even more and view the tombstones! ________________________________________________________________