When I read the February 19, 2005 edition of Ancestry Weekly Digest today, the following item caught my eye. The maps on this site are wonderful! Also, there are links to other sites that might interest you. I looked at a number of maps of North Carolina for various years by following the procedure outlined below by Carolyn Williams. Since I was interested in maps of North Carolina, once I got to the "Historical Map Archive," I clicked on "Individual States" under "The U.S. & North America," and from there I was able to select North Carolina or any other state of interest. The maps span more than a century of time and load rather quickly, so it was interesting to be able to see how (and approximately when) some of the county lines shifted about over time. Some of my research involves people who lived in areas that may not always have been a part of the same county, so I'll be looking for records in counties adjacent to these areas, especially since "burned" counties ar! e involved. Becky Hill ************************************************************************************ SITE FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAPS I recommend this site for southeastern U.S. maps: http://maplibrary.ua.edu/full%20atlas%20page.htm (Click on "Alabamamaps" and then "Historical Maps") I have found it most helpful. If you go to the Georgia map collection and look at the 14th (Anthony Finley's 1823 map) and 15th (1833, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge) maps, you will see the area that would be the Cherokee purchase. Carolyn Williams *************************************************************************************