In a message dated 5/24/2004 8:35:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Good luck with this.....I just had the same experience in Belmont County, and found a map that showed the different ranges, parcels, etc., but no way of equating it to modern day locations..... the illustration I saw had no roads, etc...just streams and a few town names...and, the folks at the courthouse were no help with this, either..... etc. The Belmont Historical Society has a reproduction of at least one old atlas that I have seen, and shows the landowners of that time as well as some identifying landmarks such as towns. I was able to pinpoint exact locations from the land descriptions. I haven't actually checked at the courthouse but I would be surprised if a relatively current atlas is not available. I have certainly found them to be available in some other Ohio counties that I have checked. Perhaps the problem is with how the courthouse employees view people seeking genealogical and historical information. When I visited the courthouse last summer I was left with the impression that some departments there considered genealogy information seekers a nuisance who were interfering with "more important" work.