A number of people have asked about where to find maps of old Baltimore. The following web site has maps of Baltimore in 1848 and 1905. It also has maps of many other cities. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historic_us_cities.html If the link above does not work, "us" above has an underscore ( _ ) before and after it. Also, most, if not all, of the Baltimore City Directories had a map of the city in the front. These are on microfilm at most of the genealogical research places in the Maryland-DC area, and can be ordered from the LDS Family History Centers anywhere. The Maryland Historical Society also has some books with detailed maps of all of Baltimore County (inc. the city) in the 1800's. But the best map, which I've used the most often, is a digital map of 1876 Baltimore, which came with the Beginner's Edition only of Version 8.0 of Sierra's Generations Family Tree software. I believe it is a copy of the map from the City Directory. The best thing about it is that it has an index of all the city streets, making it easy to find them. It is a fairly large file (2.6 MB). For some reason, Sierra packaged an 1870 Census Index and maps for eight major cities in the Beginner's Edition only (18 CD's) of their latest upgrade. It is a great resource, but is not in their more expensive editions with more CD's. I know it was still available in our local Target stores about a month ago, I think for about $40. (I don't work for Sierra or Target.) Most of these maps show Ward and Precinct locations, but exact boundaries are often hard to discern in black and white. Finding Addresses on the map I only recently learned (from someone on this list) that all of the addresses in Baltimore were renumbered around 1887. This is very important if you try to find what block they lived in, or to locate them in a census using their address. If you have an address from after 1887, it was probably the same place it is now. If you have a house number from before then, its location was different from where that house number is now. The 1887 Baltimore City Directory listed both new and old addresses for everyone in the Directory. It also has a section in the front that shows, for each street, where each new and old address was in relation to the cross streets. >From this, you can determine exactly which block your ancestor lived in. This is a great resource. I wasted many hours before I learned about it. I hope this helps everyone find your ancestors' locations in Baltimore. John ----- Original Message ----- From: Angela Williams <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 3:31 PM Subject: [MDGEN] FW: Maps of old Baltimore > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Angela Williams > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:30 PM > > To: '[email protected]' > > Cc: '[email protected]' > > Subject: Maps of old Baltimore > > > > Does anyone know where I can find maps of Baltimore in the 1800s? I > > would like to figure out where my ancestors lived based on information > > from the directories. Thank you! > > > > Meriah > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > Listowner: Jan ; [email protected] > >
John, Is that an index of the entire 1870 census that came with Generations? Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Siemon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 9:19 PM Subject: [MDGEN] Maps of old Baltimore and Finding Addresses > A number of people have asked about where to find maps of old Baltimore. > The following web site has maps of Baltimore in 1848 and 1905. It also has > maps of many other cities. > http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historic_us_cities.html > > If the link above does not work, "us" above has an underscore ( _ ) before > and after it. > > Also, most, if not all, of the Baltimore City Directories had a map of the > city in the front. These are on microfilm at most of the genealogical > research places in the Maryland-DC area, and can be ordered from the LDS > Family History Centers anywhere. > > The Maryland Historical Society also has some books with detailed maps of > all of Baltimore County (inc. the city) in the 1800's. > > But the best map, which I've used the most often, is a digital map of 1876 > Baltimore, which came with the Beginner's Edition only of Version 8.0 of > Sierra's Generations Family Tree software. I believe it is a copy of the > map from the City Directory. The best thing about it is that it has an > index of all the city streets, making it easy to find them. It is a fairly > large file (2.6 MB). For some reason, Sierra packaged an 1870 Census Index > and maps for eight major cities in the Beginner's Edition only (18 CD's) of > their latest upgrade. It is a great resource, but is not in their more > expensive editions with more CD's. I know it was still available in our > local Target stores about a month ago, I think for about $40. (I don't work > for Sierra or Target.) > > Most of these maps show Ward and Precinct locations, but exact boundaries > are often hard to discern in black and white. > > Finding Addresses on the map > I only recently learned (from someone on this list) that all of the > addresses in Baltimore were renumbered around 1887. This is very important > if you try to find what block they lived in, or to locate them in a census > using their address. If you have an address from after 1887, it was > probably the same place it is now. If you have a house number from before > then, its location was different from where that house number is now. The > 1887 Baltimore City Directory listed both new and old addresses for everyone > in the Directory. It also has a section in the front that shows, for each > street, where each new and old address was in relation to the cross streets. > >From this, you can determine exactly which block your ancestor lived in. > This is a great resource. I wasted many hours before I learned about it. > > I hope this helps everyone find your ancestors' locations in Baltimore. > > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Angela Williams <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 3:31 PM > Subject: [MDGEN] FW: Maps of old Baltimore > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Angela Williams > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:30 PM > > > To: '[email protected]' > > > Cc: '[email protected]' > > > Subject: Maps of old Baltimore > > > > > > Does anyone know where I can find maps of Baltimore in the 1800s? I > > > would like to figure out where my ancestors lived based on information > > > from the directories. Thank you! > > > > > > Meriah > > > > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > > Listowner: Jan ; [email protected] > > > > > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > To Subscribe to the list [email protected] >
No. The 1870 census index that comes with the Beginner's Edition of Version 8 of Generations only covers the Wards of Baltimore City. Even if people lived in a Baltimore County District outside the city, they will not be found in this index. If you just want an index, there are better ones, but it is useful for the city. They package this as a "Historic Profile Compendium" of the city. The set includes similar information for the following eight other cities: Philadelphia, New York City, Brooklyn, Chicago, St. Louis, Richmond, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh. John ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue Renkert <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [MDGEN] Maps of old Baltimore and Finding Addresses > John, > > Is that an index of the entire 1870 census that came with Generations? > > Sue > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Siemon" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 9:19 PM > Subject: [MDGEN] Maps of old Baltimore and Finding Addresses > > > > A number of people have asked about where to find maps of old Baltimore. > > The following web site has maps of Baltimore in 1848 and 1905. It also > has > > maps of many other cities. > > http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historic_us_cities.html > > > > If the link above does not work, "us" above has an underscore ( _ ) > before > > and after it. > > > > Also, most, if not all, of the Baltimore City Directories had a map of > the > > city in the front. These are on microfilm at most of the genealogical > > research places in the Maryland-DC area, and can be ordered from the LDS > > Family History Centers anywhere. > > > > The Maryland Historical Society also has some books with detailed maps of > > all of Baltimore County (inc. the city) in the 1800's. > > > > But the best map, which I've used the most often, is a digital map of > 1876 > > Baltimore, which came with the Beginner's Edition only of Version 8.0 of > > Sierra's Generations Family Tree software. I believe it is a copy of the > > map from the City Directory. The best thing about it is that it has an > > index of all the city streets, making it easy to find them. It is a > fairly > > large file (2.6 MB). For some reason, Sierra packaged an 1870 Census > Index > > and maps for eight major cities in the Beginner's Edition only (18 CD's) > of > > their latest upgrade. It is a great resource, but is not in their more > > expensive editions with more CD's. I know it was still available in our > > local Target stores about a month ago, I think for about $40. (I don't > work > > for Sierra or Target.) > > > > Most of these maps show Ward and Precinct locations, but exact boundaries > > are often hard to discern in black and white. > > > > Finding Addresses on the map > > I only recently learned (from someone on this list) that all of the > > addresses in Baltimore were renumbered around 1887. This is very > important > > if you try to find what block they lived in, or to locate them in a > census > > using their address. If you have an address from after 1887, it was > > probably the same place it is now. If you have a house number from > before > > then, its location was different from where that house number is now. > The > > 1887 Baltimore City Directory listed both new and old addresses for > everyone > > in the Directory. It also has a section in the front that shows, for > each > > street, where each new and old address was in relation to the cross > streets. > > >From this, you can determine exactly which block your ancestor lived in. > > This is a great resource. I wasted many hours before I learned about it. > > > > I hope this helps everyone find your ancestors' locations in Baltimore. > > > > John > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Angela Williams <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 3:31 PM > > Subject: [MDGEN] FW: Maps of old Baltimore > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Angela Williams > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:30 PM > > > > To: '[email protected]' > > > > Cc: '[email protected]' > > > > Subject: Maps of old Baltimore > > > > > > > > Does anyone know where I can find maps of Baltimore in the 1800s? I > > > > would like to figure out where my ancestors lived based on > information > > > > from the directories. Thank you! > > > > > > > > Meriah > > > > > > > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > > > Listowner: Jan ; [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > > To Subscribe to the list [email protected] > > > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > Listowner: Jan ; [email protected] > >