In a message dated 5/17/99 3:10:21 PM Central Daylight Time, kbjrelam@villagrove.com writes: > Thanks for your response. I am looking forward to my visit east. Of course, > time is not on my side, but I would at the very least like to look upon the > ground that Joel and his sons worked along Irby's Creek. Would you have any > idea where I could get a map of that area? I have called the courthouse and > they have no idea how to secure a map that would show this area and I am > not sure what agency to contact. Try going to the U. S. G. S. site at: http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html It will present a "fill in the blanks" form. Enter Irby in the Feature Field, and the state. It will return all features; creeks, mountains, schools, etc. that have the name of Irby. On the far right (assuming it finds Irby) you will see the name of a USGS topographical map covering the area that can be ordered from the website or from your local map supplier. If it doesn't respond to "Irby" try the alternate spelling mentioned by Earl. Regards, Bob Walker