I thought it worked pretty well, Nancy. I used Alexandria VA because that's where I live and it came up with good information for someone who didn't know. Are the dates reflective of your interest in MN? Elaine Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. --Charles Dickens Hello Nancy On Saturday, October 29, 2011, you wrote > I didn't find it easy to use. I typed in > Fergus Falls, MN. All I got > was a pointer, and a bunch of brown lines. I > hit courthouses and got zilch. > NancyT > On 10/17/2011 5:44 PM, Kith-n-Kin wrote: >> A fellow by the name of Randy Majors has done it! Finding a location's >> county in an historic time period has always been a challenge. >> >> >> >> Ani-Map is great, but has no geographic features information, so locations >> close to county lines are tough. >> >> >> >> Randy has done it one better! Go here: >> >> >> >> http://randymajors.com/p/maps.html >> >> >> >> Put in a location, choose a decade, and up will pop (well, it takes awhile >> to load) the map with the (then) county lines drawn out. To see the name of >> the county, click on the map. >> >> >> >> You'll love it! >> >> >> >> Pat >> >> In Tucson