> I'm trying to find out which town Augustus MOURAT (MAURATH) lived in. > He was listed on the 1850 Madison County census on page 414, and the > township was listed as 6N9W. No town name was given. Anyone have any > ideas? Thanks so much! > It looks like that is north of the present-day Alton. If you go to this address and scroll down to "Determining Location", you can get a map showing Counties, Townships and Ranges in Illinois. It uses Adobe Reader which is downloadable there. Everyone looking at Illinois land sales will want to check this out: http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/data_lan.html#location It is helpful to read (or print out) this page as it explains the meaning of the legal descriptions found in the land sale records. Then click on "Download the Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales map (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or later)." Maggie