This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBB.2ACI/3031 Message Board Post: Atlas of Jefferson and Oldham Counties, Kentucky 1879 http://www.historic-atlas-series.com/ky_map/jef_old_ky_index.html This abridged Atlas CD contains high resolution digital images of vintage 1879 Jefferson and Oldham county Kentucky maps that are presented in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). All 1879 Jefferson and Oldham county precinct maps are included on this CD, as are many city, town and village plan maps from this period. The Jefferson-Oldham county atlas also contains the following 1879 maps: United States, Kentucky, KY and TN System of Railroads, Jefferson County (Outline), Oldham County (Outline) and Louisville and Vicinity. The Jefferson county precincts included are: Anchorage, Blankenbaker, Boston, Cane Run, Cross Roads, Fairmont, Fisherville, Gilmans, Harrods Creek, Jeffersontown, Johnstown, Meadow Lawn, Middletown, O'Bannons, Seatonville, Shardine, Shiveleys, Springdale, Spring Garden, Two Mile House and Woods. Village and town maps of Jefferson county in this atlas: Anchorage, Fishville, Harrods Creek, Jeffersontown, Middletown, Newburgh and St.Matthews. The Oldham county precincts included are: Ballardsville, Brownsboro, Covington, Floydsburg, Goshen, La Grange, Rollington and Westport. Village and town maps of Oldham county in this atlas: Ballardsville, Beard's Station, Brownsboro, Floydsburg, La Grange, Peewee Valley and Westport. Details on early maps are often difficult to read and these are no exception; however, by virtue of the Adobe PDF formatting, these documents may be inspected at high levels of magnification without additional digital distortion; something that simply cannot be accomplished with paper reproductions and photocopies. Follow these links for examples of Precinct and Village maps. Each atlas includes many 19th century features such as: * toll roads, railroads and canals * post offices and government sites * schoolhouses, churches and cemeteries * rivers, streams and ferries * race tracks, fair grounds and picnic groves * industrial sites, furnaces and mills * early property ownership, homesteads and farms -and much, much more The abridged Atlas of Jefferson and Oldham Counties, Kentucky may be an invaluable aid to Genealogists, Historians and researchers in search of 19th century Jefferson and Oldham County places and place names. These early maps often contain many places that no longer exist or that have been obscured over time; the location of property owners, businesses, churches and cemeteries may assist genealogical researchers interested in Kentucky history. Also available for eBay buyers. http://stores.ebay.com/Historic-Atlas-Series-by-HAR?refid=store Regards, Rich Green Historic Atlas Series http://www.historic-atlas-series.com