----- Original Message ----- From: "Ferral/Barbara Guillory" <fjguill@usunwired.net> To: <LAWINN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 7:35 AM Subject: [LAWINN-L] Maps > Dear Jerry, Jerry, and anyone else that's interested: > Concerning maps that show the Townships and Ranges, I have found a book that > is A MUST for Louisiana genealogy buffs: > THE ROADS OF LOUISIANA > published by Shearer Publishing > 406 Post Oak Road > Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 > 1-800-458-3808 > website: www.shearerpub.com > e-mail: shearer@ktc.com > > I found my copy in the local interest section of our local bookstore. Or > check the map section. > > In this atlas-size book, the state is divided up into numbered blocks on the > back cover. The number refers to a page number in the book. For instance, > Winn Parish area is block/page 35 and 36. All the backroads and little > waterways are shown on this map. The old, extinct communities are > identified. And there are gray lines which divide into Townships and > Ranges. Only Section 1 and 36 of each T& > R is labeled, so you have to look hard to find it because it is labeled in > faint gray lettering. (For us middle-agers with aging eyesight, a > magnifying glass in helpful!) Page 6 of the atlas explains the Township and > Range system and shows the initial points of the Louisiana and St. Helena > meridians. As far as I can determine, the initial point of the Louisiana > Meridian is in Rapides Parish on the northeast end of Cocodrie Lake. > > With the help of this book, if you know the legal description of your > ancestors' land, you can pinpoint where they lived down to the section. And > if you have more than one family in an area, you can see where they lived in > relation to each other. I have found this book to be extremely helpful as > well as a lot of fun! > > I hope this helps you all. > > Barbara Smith Guillory > (with lots of Winn Parish ancestors!) > > > ==== LAWINN Mailing List ==== > Although it is recommended that genealogical data intended for the Winn Parish LA archives be sent to <LADATA-L@rootsweb.com>, it is not disallowed on the mailing list. >