Dear Bill and Others: Is there such a thing as a Tax Map produced over the years in Massac County? I saw one of these in Wilson County, Tennessee and it was a terrific source of information as well a providing a great prospective on family and adjoining neighbors. Regina

REGINA, THE 1859 TAX LIST BOOK SOLD BY MCGS HAS INDIVIDUAL TOWNSHIP MAPS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS LISTED. PROPERTY OWNERS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER AND IN ORDER OF THE RANGE AND TOWNSHIP, SO YOU CAN SEE WHO THE NEIGHBORS ARE. YE OLDE GENEALOGIE SHOPPE AT INDIANAPOLIS, IN SELLS A REPRINT OF THE 1876 ATLAS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. IT HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM IT'S ORIGINAL SIZE TO LEDGER SIZE. EACH COUNTY MAP HAS THE LARGER PROPERTY OWNERS ON IT. THE REPRINT IS IN BLACK AND WHITE, ORIGINAL IN COLOR. IKE MORGAN MADE A FANTASTIC MAP OF MASSAC CO. IN 1899. BESIDES THE PROPERTY OWNERS, IT HAS ALL THE CHURCHES, CEMETERIES, SCHOOLS, ETC., A BRIEF HISTORY OF MASSAC CO. AND EVEN TELLS YOU HOW TO READ THE MAP. A REDUCED COPY (ABOUT 2 FT. BY 3 FT.) IS AT THE METROPOLIS LIBRARY. DAVID DEJARNETT MADE A PLAT MAP WITH PROPERTY OWNERS IN 1932 OR 39. A COPY OF THIS IS AT THE CO. CLERK'S OFFICES IN THE VAULT. THE CO. CLERK SELLS A CURRENT PLAT BOOK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS LISTED. THE LARGER PROPERTY OWNERS ARE ON THE MAPS (BY TOWNSHIP), WHILE PEOPLE WHO OWN JUST A FEW ACRES OR LESS ARE LISTED IN THE CODED INDEX. I THINK IT'S $20. ALSO, THE POPE AND HARDIN CO. CLERKS SELL A PLAT BOOK (2 YEARS OLD). THEY COMBINED BOTH COUNTIES IN THE BOOK. ANN ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rmarkowi@aol.com> To: <ILMASSAC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 9:37 PM Subject: [ILMASSAC] Tax Maps > Dear Bill and Others: > > Is there such a thing as a Tax Map produced over the years in Massac County? > I saw one of these in Wilson County, Tennessee and it was a terrific source > of information as well a providing a great prospective on family and > adjoining neighbors. > > Regina > >